- SMC Wireless Bridge User Guide

is modulated with a narrowband carrier signal that "hops" in a

random but predictable sequence from frequency to frequency

as a function of time over a wide band of frequencies.The signal

energy is spread in time domain rather than chopping each bit

into small pieces in the frequency domain.This technique

reduces interference because a signal from a narrowband

system will only affect the spread spectrum signal if both are

transmitting at the same frequency at the same time.If

synchronized properly,a single logical channel is maintained.

Firmware - Code that is written onto read-only memory (ROM)

or programmable read-only memory (PROM).Once firmware

has been written onto the ROM or PROM,it is still new settings

remain even when the device is turned off.

Fragmentation Threshold- This specifies the maximum size a

data packet will be before splitting and creating a new packet

and should remain at its default setting of 2,346.A smaller

setting means smaller packets,which will create more packets

for each transmission.Only minor modifications of this value are

recommended.

IEEE - The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers,pro-

nounced I-triple-E,is an organization that develops standards

that often become national and international standards.

IP Address - An identifier for a computer or device on a TCP/IP

network.Networks using the TCP/IP protocol route messages

based on the IP address of the destination.The format of an IP

address is a 32-bit numeric address written as four numbers sep-

arated by periods.Each number can be zero to 255.For example,

192.168.2.25 is a valid an IP address.

IPCONFIG - A utility that provides for querying,defining and

managing IP addresses within a network.This utility is usually

run from the DOS prompt and is the perfect tool for trou-

bleshooting connection issues.