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