User's Manual
Table Of Contents
- Reference Manual for the Model CG814W Wireless Cable Modem Gateway
- Contents
- About This Manual
- Chapter 1 Introduction 1-1
- Chapter 2 Connecting the Gateway to the Internet 2-1
- Chapter 3 Wireless Configuration 3-1
- Chapter 4 Protecting Your Network 4-1
- Chapter 5 Managing Your Network 5-1
- Chapter 6 Troubleshooting 6-1
- Appendix A Technical Specifications A-1
- Appendix B Networks, Routing, and Firewall Basics B-1
- Appendix C Preparing Your Network C-1
- Glossary G-1
- About This Manual
- Chapter 1 Introduction
- Chapter 2 Connecting the Gateway to the Internet
- Chapter 3 Wireless Configuration
- Chapter 4 Protecting Your Network
- Chapter 5 Managing Your Network
- Chapter 6 Troubleshooting
- Appendix A Technical Specifications
- Appendix B Networks, Routing, and Firewall Basics
- Related Publications
- Basic Router Concepts
- Internet Security and Firewalls
- Wireless Networking Overview
- Authentication and WEP
- Wireless Channels
- Ethernet Cabling
- Appendix C Preparing Your Network
- Glossary
51 ASUS WLAN mini-PCI card
Glossary
Chapter 5
SSID (Service Set ID)
SSID is a group name shared by every member of a wireless network. Only
client PCs with the same SSID are allowed to establish a connection.
Station
Any device containing IEEE 802.11 wireless medium access conformity.
TCP (Transmission Control Protocol)
The standard transport level protocol that provides the full duplex, stream
service on which many application protocols depend. TCP allows a pro-
cess or one machine to send a stream of data to a process on another. Soft-
ware implementing TCP usually resides in the operating system and uses
the IP to transmit information across the network.