User guide

Table Of Contents
Glossary
Glossary
3G
3rd generation mobile communications. A digital system for
mobile communications which aims at global use and provides
increased bandwidth. 3G lets a mobile device user access a wide
variety of services, such as multimedia.
Ad-hoc operating
mode
A WLAN network mode where two or more devices connect to
each other using WLAN directly without a WLAN access point.
Cookies Cookies are little pieces of information, given by the server to
you, to store information about your visits to a web site. When
you accept cookies, the server is able to evaluate your use of
the web site, what you are interested in, what you want to read,
and so on.
DNS Domain name service. An internet service that translates
domain names such as www.nokia.com into IP addresses such
as 192.100.124.195. Domain names are easier to remember but
this translation is needed because the internet is based on IP
addresses.
DTMF tones Dual-tone multifrequency tones. The DTMF system is used by
touch-tone telephones. DTMF assigns a specific frequency, or
tone, to each key so that it can easily be identified by a
microprocessor. DTMF tones allow you to communicate with
voice mailboxes, computerised telephony systems, and so on.
EAP Extensible authentication protocol. EAP plug-ins are used in
wireless networks to authenticate wireless devices and
authentication servers.
EGPRS Enhanced GPRS. EGPRS is similar to GPRS, but it enables faster
connection. For availability and data transfer speed, contact
your service provider.
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