142Chapter 10 AppendixDHCP server (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol)It is necessary to set an IP address for each computer or equivalent equipment when a network isestablished by TCP/IP. If there exists DHCP server on the network, it will assign IP addresses to clientcomputers every time they request it. If there exists equipment with DHCP server functions (suchas a Windows 2000 server and a dial-up router) on the network, the DHCP server function may beautomatically operating. Ask your system administrator whether the DHCP server is operating.ESSID (Extended Service Set Identifier)ESSID is the ID that is set to computers on Wireless LAN or access point in order to prevent eachcomputer from being crossed. The computers or access point to which the same ESSID is set cancommunicate with each other. If an ESSID is different, it is impossible to communicate. ESSID dis-tinguishes between lowercase and uppercase characters, and allows you to use English one bytecharacters and half-size symbols up to 32 characters.WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy)WEP is a security protocol for Wireless LAN. It protects computers on Wireless LAN and accesspoint from unauthorized access by setting a description code onto them. It is necessary to set thesame decryption code for equipment.Wi-Fi (the Standard for Wireless Fidelity)Wi-Fi is short for Wireless fidelity and a marketing brand name for IEEE 802.11b High-Rate. Only theproducts that have passed an inter-operation test carried by WECA is approved as Wi-Fi. Any prod-ucts approved as Wi-Fi are certified as interoperable with each other by WECA. It is recommendedto use the products approved by Wi-Fi when you introduce network equipment such as local areanetwork.Wireless ChannelIt is necessary to divide frequency spectrums into some Wireless channels for Wireless communi-cation, and to tune to the same channel between Wireless equipment. If you use the same channelon the same floor, and there are some Wireless LANs that have a different ESSID for each, the com-munication speed may become slow. In that case, using different channels for each Wireless LAN iseffective, which lowers a possibility of mutual interference between Wireless LANsWECA (Wireless Ethernet Compatibility Alliance)WECA is an organization promoting IEEE802.11b High -Range standard and assuring the compat-ibility of products that meet the standard.MAC address (Media Access Control Address)MAC address is a physical address for every network interface. The MAC address consists of 6-bytehex number. The first 3 bytes are a Vendor ID controlled and assigned by IEEE. The last 3 bytesare controlled and assigned by the manufacturers of network interface (no duplication of MACaddress). Therefore, MAC address is a unique physical address in the world. Ethernet sends andreceives frames on the basis of MAC address.Terminology