Network Router User Manual

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System Requirements:
- 802.11b or 802.11g Wireless Net wor k
- Certified 802.11b/g Wireless AP / Ro uter / PCI N etwor k A dapter
with a Removabl e Antenna.
Ethernet
A networ king standar d usi ng cables (Categor y 5) to create a
networ k.
Network Adapter - Also known as a NIC (Net work Int erfac e Card).
Used t o provi de PC’s or laptops with an Ethernet port or wireless
access t o the net work.
Broadband Modem - A device that allows broadband connection
to t he internet. Broadband connections include s peeds fast er than
56k (dial up modem speed). The t wo most common t ypes of
Broadband c onnecti ons are DS L and C able. Cable modem relies
on the bandwidt h of c able television lines while DSL modems rel y
on the telephone lines operating at DSL sp eeds.
Router - A devic e us ed to s hare i nter net access from one user to
multipl e us ers. B y taking one IP address (A ddress es us ed by
ISP’s t o assign broadband ser vices to your computer) the R outer
distributes the ser vices of your broadband acc ess among multiple
users and IP’s.
Wireless
W ireless Device – A ny Wi-Fi device (802. 11 b/g) that
communicat es wirelessly using the IEE E802.11 wireless s tandar d.
These devic es can range from wireless acc ess points to wireless
routers to wireless PCI client cards.
IEEE 802.11 – Wireless Networ k Specifications