User`s manual

Blitzz Super G Wireless – 108 Mbps 802.11g Notebook Adapter
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Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol - Service that provides network information (such as
IP addresses, masks, domain names) to PCs and other clients automatically.
DNS
Domain Name Service - Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP) service
which translates a name that a person can remember into an IP address that a computer
can use.
ESS
Stands for "Extended Service Set." More than one BSS can be configured as an Extended
Service Set. Mobile users can roam between BSS in an ESS.
Ethernet
A popular local area data communications network protocol, originally developed by Xerox
Corp., which accepts transmission from computers and terminals. Ethernet operates on 10
Mbps base band transmission over shielded coaxial cable or over shielded twisted pair
telephone wire.
Ethernet address
Sometimes referred to as a hardware address. A 48-bits long number assigned to every
Ethernet hardware device. Ethernet addresses are usually expressed as 12-character
hexadecimal numbers, where each hexadecimal character (0 through F) represents four
binary bits. Do not confuse the Ethernet address of a device with its network address.
Firmware
System software stored in a device's memory that controls the device.
Infrastructure
An integrated wireless and wired LAN is called an Infrastructure configuration. Use the
network topology map listed under “Ad-Hoc”.
Internet
A set of networks connected together by routers. This is a general term, not to be confused
with the large, multi-organizational collection of IP networks known as the Internet. An
internet is sometimes also known as an internetwork.
Internet address, IP address
Any computing device that uses the Internet Protocol (IP) must be assigned an internet or
IP address. This is a 32-bit number assigned by the system administrator, usually written in
the form of 4 decimal fields separated by periods, e.g., 192.9.200.1. Part of the internet
address is the IP network number (IP network address), and part is the host address (IP
host address). All machines on a given IP network use the same IP network number, and
each machine has a unique IP host address. The system administrator sets the subnet mask
to specify how much of the address is network number and how much is host address.
IP
Internet Protocol - A networking protocol developed for use on computer systems that use
the UNIX operating system. Often used with Ethernet cabling systems. In this manual, IP is
used as an umbrella term to cover all packets and networking operations that include the
use of the Internet Protocol. See also TCP/IP.
LAN