3com 3CRWE52196 User Guide

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LOSSARY

your Internet browser), the user is sent to the proper IP address. The DNS 
server address used by the computers on your home network is the 
location of the DNS server your ISP has assigned.

DSL stands for digital subscriber line. A DSL modem uses your existing 
phone lines to send and receive data at high speeds.

A method for providing a level of security to wireless data transmissions. 
The OfficeConnect Cable/DSL Gateway and Wireless Cable/DSL Gateway 
uses two levels of encryption; 40/64 bit and 128 bit. 128 bit is a more 
powerful level of encryption than 40/64 bit.

Extended Service Set Identifier. The ESSID is a unique identifier for your 
wireless network. You must have the same ESSID entered into the 
gateway and each of it's wireless clients.

A LAN specification developed jointly by Xerox, Intel and Digital 
Equipment Corporation. Ethernet networks use CSMA/CD to transmit 
packets at a rate of 10 Mbps over a variety of cables.

See MAC address.

An Ethernet system that is designed to operate at 100 Mbps.

Electronic protection that prevents anyone outside of your network from 
seeing your files or damaging your computers.

A system that allows packets to be transmitted and received at the same 
time and, in effect, doubles the potential throughput of a link.

A device that acts as a central hub by connecting to each computer's 
network interface card and managing the data traffic between the local 
network and the Internet.

A system that allows packets to transmitted and received, but not at the 
same time. Contrast with full duplex.