User's Manual

MAC Address – [Media Access Control Address] – a permanent, unique identifier

assigned to all network adapter cards (at the time of manufacture)

Mbps – Megabits per second

PC Card – a credit card-sized device consistent with PCMCIA standards, used mainly

in notebook computers; the Type II PCMCIA Card (PC Card) used with the USB Client

Station Adapter can attach to any computer with a USB interface

PCMCIA – Personal Computer Memory Card International Association – sets standards

for devices used with portable computers

RTS/CTS – Request To Send/Clear To Send – signals used by computers on a network

to determine when to transmit data

RTS Threshold – any data frame larger than this threshold requires the sender to use

the RTS/CTS signal

Subnet Mask – determines which part of an IP address should be used to identify the

network and which part to identify a station on that network

TCP/IP – Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol – a method of communicating

to computers on different networks

USB – Universal Serial Bus – an interface standard for peripheral devices on a

computer, such as a mouse, keyboard, network adapter, etc