Uniden PCW300 specifications Wireless PC Card

Plug-and-Play

Wireless PC Card

Peer-to-Peer Networking – Allows users to share local resources between PCs without needing an access point or router.

Ping (Packet Internet Groper) – An Internet utility used to determine whether a particular IP address is online. It is used to test and debug a network by sending out a packet and waiting for a response.

– The ability of a computer system to configure expansion boards and other devices automatically without requiring the user to turn off the system during installation.

Port – A pathway into and out of the computer of a network device such as a switch or router. For example, the serial and parallel ports on a personal computer are external sockets for plugging in communications lines, modems, and printers.

PPPoE (Point to Point Protocol over Ethernet) – A method used mostly by DSL providers for connecting personal computers to a broadband modem for Internet access. It is similar to how a dial-up connection works but at higher speeds and quicker access.

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Wireless PC Card

PPTP (Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol) – A protocol (set of communication rules) that allows corporations to extend their own corporate network through private “tunnels” over the public Internet. Effectively, a corporation uses a wide-area network as a single large local area network. A company no longer needs to lease its own lines for wide-area communication but can securely use the public networks. This kind of interconnection is known as a virtual private network (VPN).

Print Server – A hardware device that enables a printer to be located anywhere in the network.

RIP (Routing Information Protocol) – A simple routing protocol that is part of the TCP/IP protocol suite. It determines a route based on the smallest hop count between source and destination. RIP is a distance vector protocol that routinely broadcasts routing information to its neighboring routers and is known to waste bandwidth. AppleTalk, DECnet, TCP/IP, NetWare, and VINES all use incompatible versions of RIP.

RJ-11(Registered Jack-11) – A telephone connector that holds up to six wires. The RJ-11 is the common connector used to plug a telephone into

a wall.

RJ-45– A connector similar to a telephone connector that holds up to eight wires, used for connecting Ethernet devices.

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