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Access Point - An access point is a device that allows wireless clients to |
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connect to other wireless clients and it acts as a bridge between wireless |
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clients and a wired Ethernet network. |
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Broadband - A type of data transmission in which a single medium (such |
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as cable) carries several channels of data at once. |
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Channel - Wireless access points allows you to choose different radio |
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channels in the wireless spectrum. A wireless LAN device operates within |
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the 2.4 GHz spectrum and a channel is within a FCC specified range, similar |
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to any radio channel. |
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Client - A client is the desktop or mobile PC that is connected to your |
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network. |
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Device name - Also known as DHCP client ID or network name. Sometimes |
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provided by an ISP when using DHCP to assign addresses. |
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| DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) - This protocol allows a |
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computer (or many computers on your network) to be automatically assigned |
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a single IP address from a DHCP server. |
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| DNS Server Address (Domain Name System) - DNS allows Internet host |
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computers to have a domain name and one or more IP addresses. A DNS |
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server keeps a database of host computers and their respective domain names |
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and IP addresses, so that when a user enters a domain name into the Internet |
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browser, the user is sent to the proper IP address. The DNS server address |
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used by the computers on your home network is the location of the DNS |
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server your ISP has assigned. |
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| DSL Modem (Digital Subscriber Line) - A DSL modem uses your existing |
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phone lines to transmit data at high speeds. |
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Encryption - This provides wireless data transmissions with a level of |
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security. |
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| ESSID (Extended Service Set Identifier) - You must have the same ESSID |
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entered into the gateway and each of its wireless clients. The ESSID is a |
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unique identifier for your wireless network. |
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Ethernet - Ethernet networks are connected by cables and hubs, and move | Appendix | |
data around. This is a standard for computer networks. | ||
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