Glossary - Digisol DG-WA3002NP User Manual

DG-WA30002NP User Manual

4-3 Glossary

DEFAULT GATEWAY (ACCESS POINT): Every non-Access Point IP device needs to
configure default gateway's IP address. When the device sends out an IP packet and if the
destination is not on the same network, the device has to send the packet to its default
gateway, which will then send it to the destination.
DHCP: Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol. This protocol automatically gives every
computer on your home network an IP address.
DNS SERVER IP ADDRESS: DNS stands for Domain Name System, which allows
Internet servers to have a domain name (such as www.BroadbandAccess Point.com) and
one or more IP addresses (such as 192.34.45.8). A DNS server keeps a database of Internet
servers and their respective domain names and IP addresses, so that when a domain name
is requested (as in typing "BroadbandAccess Point.com" into your Internet browser), the
user is directed to the proper IP address. The DNS server IP address used by the computers
on your home network is the location of the DNS server your ISP has assigned to you.
DSL MODEM: DSL stands for Digital Subscriber Line. A DSL modem uses your existing
phone lines to transmit data at high speeds.
ETHERNET: A standard for computer networks. Ethernet networks are connected by
special cables and hubs, and move data around at up to 10/100 million bits per second
(Mbps).
IDLE TIMEOUT: Idle Timeout is designed so that when there is no traffic on the Internet
for a pre-configured amount of time, the connection will be disconnected automatically.
IP ADDRESS AND NETWORK (SUBNET) MASK: IP stands for Internet Protocol. An
IP address consists of a series of four numbers separated by periods that identifies a single,
unique Internet computer host in an IP network. Example: 192.168.2.1. It consists of 2
portions: the IP network address, and the host identifier.
The IP address is a 32-bit binary pattern, which can be represented as four cascaded
decimal numbers separated by ".": aaa.aaa.aaa.aaa, where each "aaa" can be anything from
000 to 255, or as four cascaded binary numbers separated by ".":
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