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WLAN Router
IP address
Internet Protocol address
The address of a host (computer) on the Internet, consisting of four numbers, each
from 0 to 255, separated by periods, e.g., 209.191.4.240. An IP address consists of a
network ID that identies the particular network the host belongs to, and a host ID
uniquely identifying the host itself on that network. A network mask is used to de-
ne the network ID and the host ID. Because IP addresses are dicult to remember,
they usually have an associated domain name that can be specied instead. See do-
main name, network mask.
ISP
Internet Service Provider
A company that provides Internet access to its customers, usually for a fee.
LAN
Local Area Network
A network limited to a small geographic area, such as a home or small oce.
LED
Light Emitting Diode
An electronic light-emitting device. The indicator lights on the front of the Wireless
Gateway are LEDs.
MAC address
Media Access Control address
The permanent hardware address of a device, assigned by its manufacturer. MAC
addresses are expressed as six pairs of hex characters, with each pair separated by
colons. For example; NN:NN:NN:NN:NN:NN.
mask
See network mask.
Mbps
Abbreviation for Megabits per second, or one million bits per second. Network data
rates are often expressed in Mbps.
NAT
Network Address Translation
A service performed by many routers that translates your network’s publicly known
IP address into a private IP address for each computer on your LAN. Only your ro-
uter and your LAN know these addresses; the outside world sees only the public IP
address when talking to a computer on your LAN.
network
A group of computers that are connected together, allowing them to communicate
with each other and share resources, such as software, les, etc. A network can be
small, such as a LAN, or very large, such as the Internet.