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Chapter 3: Additional Information
Q. What is Euro-PacketCable/PacketCable and what does it mean?
A. Like DOCSIS, Euro-PacketCable/PacketCable is the industry standard for telephony services
that most cable companies are adopting as they upgrade their systems. Should you ever decide
to move, the Residential Voice Gateway will work with all upgraded cable systems that are
Euro-PacketCable/PacketCable-compliant.
Q. What is SecureEasySetup and what does it mean?
A. The software radically simplifies Wi-Fi® wireless LAN configuration, allowing even first-time
Wi-Fi users to setup and secure their wireless networks with the push of a button. Whereas a
typical Wi-Fi installation requires a user to manually configure several technical settings on each
wireless device, SecureEasySetup simply requires a user to push a button on the wireless router/
Access Point, and a corresponding button on the PC or other client device. This automates the
connection process and activates Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA), the strongest security standard
available to protect home and small business wireless networks from unauthorized use.
Q. What is Xpress Technology and what does it mean?
A. It is one of the popular performance-enhancing WiFi technologies, designed to improve
wireless network efficiency and boost throughput. It is more efficient in mixed environments,
and it can work with 802.11a/b/g networks. When Xpress is turned on, aggregate throughput
(the sum of the individual throughput speeds of each client on the network) can improve by up
to 27% in 802.11g-only networks, and up to 75% in mixed networks comprised of 802.11g and
802.11b standard equipment. The technology achieves higher throughput by by re-packaging
data, reducing the number of overhead control packets, so that more useful data can be sent
during a given amount of time.
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