3Com OfficeConnect 3CRWE454A72 User Manual

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GLOSSARY 73the DHCP server software that runs on Windows NT Server, and Windows95 and Windows 98 will call the server to obtain the address. Windows98 will allocate itself an address if no DHCP server can be found.DNS Server Address DNS stands for Domain Name System, which allows Internet hostcomputers to have a domain name (such as 3com.com) and one or moreIP addresses (such as 192.34.45.8). A DNS server keeps a database ofhost computers and their respective domain names and IP addresses, sothat when a domain name is requested (as in typing “3com.com” intoyour Internet browser), the user is sent to the proper IP address. The DNSserver address used by the computers on your home network is thelocation of the DNS server your ISP has assigned.Encryption A method for providing a level of security to wireless data transmissions.The OfficeConnect Wireless 11g Access Point uses two types ofencryption; WPA and WEP. WPA is a more powerful level of encryptionthan WEP.ESSID Extended Service Set Identifier. The ESSID is a unique identifier for yourwireless network. You must have the same ESSID entered into the AccessPoint and each of it's wireless clients.Ethernet A LAN specification developed jointly by Xerox, Intel and DigitalEquipment Corporation. Ethernet networks use CSMA/CD to transmitpackets at a rate of 10 Mbps over a variety of cables.Ethernet Address See MAC address.Fast Ethernet An Ethernet system that is designed to operate at 100 Mbps.Firewall Electronic protection that prevents anyone outside of your network fromseeing your files or damaging your computers.Full Duplex A system that allows packets to be transmitted and received at the sametime and, in effect, doubles the potential throughput of a link.Half Duplex A system that allows packets to transmitted and received, but not at thesame time. Contrast with full duplex.