D-Link 108G ユーザーズマニュアル
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DI-634M User’s Manual
D-Link Systems, Inc.
Appendix
Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum – DSSS. Modulation technique used by 802.11b wireless devices
DNS – Domain Name System. Translates Domain Names to IP addresses
DOCSIS – Data Over Cable Service Interface Specifications. The standard interface for cable modems
Domain name – A name that is associated with an IP address
Download – To send a request from one computer to another and have the file transmitted back to the
requesting computer
requesting computer
DSL – Digital Subscriber Line. High bandwidth Internet connection over telephone lines
Duplex – Sending and Receiving data transmissions at the sane time
Dynamic DNS service – DDNS is provided by companies to allow users with Dynamic IP addresses to obtain
a Domain Name that will always by linked to their changing IP address. The IP address is updated by either
client software running on a computer or by a router that supports DDNS, whenever the IP address changes.
a Domain Name that will always by linked to their changing IP address. The IP address is updated by either
client software running on a computer or by a router that supports DDNS, whenever the IP address changes.
Dynamic IP address – IP address that is assigned by a DHCP server and that may change. Cable Internet
providers usually use this method to assign IP addresses to their customers.
providers usually use this method to assign IP addresses to their customers.
E
EAP – Extensible Authentication Protocol
Email – Electronic Mail is a computer-stored message that is transmitted over the Internet
Encryption – Converting data into cyphertext so that it cannot be easily read
Enterprise – Large organizations that use computers
Ethernet – The most widely used technology for Local Area Networks.
F
Fiber optic – A way of sending data through light impulses over glass or plastic wire or fiber
File server – A computer on a network that stores data so that the other computers on the network can all
access it
access it
File sharing – Allowing data from computers on a network to be accessed by other computers on the network
will different levels of access rights
will different levels of access rights
Firewall – A device that protects resources of the Local Area Network from unauthorized users outside of the
local network
local network
Firmware – Programming that is inserted into a hardware device that tells it how to function
Fragmentation – Breaking up data into smaller pieces to make it easier to store
FTP – File Transfer Protocol. Easiest way to transfer files between computers on the Internet
Full-duplex – Sending and Receiving data at the same time
G
Gain – The amount an amplifier boosts the wireless signal
Gateway – A device that connects your network to another, like the internet
Gbps – Gigabits per second
Gigabit Ethernet – Transmission technology that provides a data rate of 1 billion bits per second
Graphical user interface – GUI