Motorola WPS870G manual Gui, Icmp, Ieee

WPS870G User Guide

G

Gateway

A device that enables communication between networks using different protocols. See also router.

GUI

Graphical User Interface

H

Hexadecimal

Abase-sixteen numbering system that uses sixteen sequential numbers (0 to 9 and the letters A to F) as base units before adding a new position. On computers, hexadecimal is a convenient way to express binary numbers.

Host

In IP, a host is any computer supporting end-user applications or services with full two-way network access. Each host has a unique host number that combined with the network number forms its IP address.

Host also can mean:

A computer running a web server that serves pages for one or more web sites belonging to organization(s) or individuals

A company that provides this service

In IBM environments, a mainframe computer

I

ICMP

Internet Control Message Protocol is a protocol used for error, problem, and informational messages sent between IP hosts and gateways. ICMP messages are processed by the IP software and are not usually apparent to the end-user.

IEEE

The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (http://www.ieee.org) is an organization that produces standards, technical papers, and symposiums for the electrical and electronic industries and is accredited by ANSI. 802.11b and 802.11g are examples of standards they have produced.

Infrastructure network

Describes a wireless network that is governed by a wireless router to one or more access points, as opposed to an Ad-Hoc network that uses no central management device. Also see Ad-Hoc network for further details.

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