Wireless Access Point HNW300APN
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E Glossary
10BASE-T A designation for the type of wiring used by Ethernet networks with a
data rate of 10 Mbps. Also known as Category 3 (CAT 3) wiring. See
data rate, Ethernet.
100BASE-T A designation for the type of wiring used by Ethernet networks with a
data rate of 100 Mbps. Also known as Category 5 (CAT 5) wiring. See
data rate, Ethernet.
ADSL Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line
The most commonly deployed "flavor" of DSL for home users is
asymmetrical DSL. The term asymmetrical refers to its unequal data
rates for downloading and uploading (the download rate is higher than
the upload rate). The asymmetrical rates benefit home users because
they typically download much more data from the Internet than they
upload.
analog An analog signal is a signal that has had its frequency modified in
some way, such as by amplifying its strength or varying its frequency,
in order to add information to the signal. The voice component in DSL
is an analog signal. See digital.
ATM Asynchronous Transfer Mode
A standard for high-speed transmission of data, text, voice, and video,
widely used within the Internet. ATM data rates range from 45 Mbps to
2.5 Gbps. See data rate.
authenticate To verify a user’s identity, such as by prompting for a password.
binary The "base two" system of numbers, that uses only two digits, 0 and 1,
to represent all numbers. In binary, the number 1 is written as 1, 2 as
10, 3 as 11, 4 as 100, etc. Although expressed as decimal numbers for
convenience, IP addresses in actual use are binary numbers; e.g., the
IP address 209.191.4.240 is
11010001.10111111.00000100.11110000 in binary. See bit, IP
address, network mask.
bit Short for "binary digit," a bit is a number that can have two values, 0 or
1. See binary.
bps bits per second
bridging Passing data from your network to your ISP and vice versa using the
hardware addresses of the devices at each location. Bridging
contrasts with routing, which can add more intelligence to data
transfers by using network addresses instead. The Wireless Gateway
can perform both routing and bridging. Typically, when both functions
are enabled, the device routes IP data and bridges all other types of
data. See routing.
broadband A telecommunications technology that can send different types of data
over the same medium. DSL is a broadband technology.
broadcast To send data to all computers on a network.
DHCP Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol
DHCP automates address assignment and management. When a
computer connects to the LAN, DHCP assigns it an IP address from a
shared pool of IP addresses; after a specified time limit, DHCP returns
the address to the pool.
DHCP relay Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol relay
A DHCP relay is a computer that forwards DHCP data between
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