Nintendo NTRGUBRP Instruction Booklet page 28

TERMINOLOGY
SSID
The name assigned to an access point. Also known as the ESS-ID or network name.
WEP key
The WEP key is a numerical value used to encrypt the communications data between the
Nintendo DS system and the access point. The same value must be set on the access point
and the Nintendo DS system. It is also known as an encryption key or a network password.
IP address
The number used to specify the destination and transmission source of communications
data on the network.
Subnet mask
The numerical value indicating which part of the IP address is the number identifying the
network it belongs to.
Gateway
The exit / entrance to the network in question. Its IP address is specified in the connection
point settings.
Primary DNS / Secondary DNS
The server that matches the names of computers on the network to their IP addresses.
The IP address of this server is specified in the connection point settings.
DHCP server
The server that specifies the IP address and other information required for communications
on the network.
MAC Address
The unique number assigned to each device on the network. Your Nintendo DS system
also has a MAC Address.
URL
A string of text expressing the location of a website on the Internet. Also known as
an address.
Proxy server
A server from which your Nintendo DS system acquires information instead of acquiring
it directly from the Internet.
Time zone
Indicates how many hours' difference there are between GMT (Greenwich Mean Time)
and the local time in your own region.
Encoding
A system for converting information so that errors will not be generated when communica-
tions are carried out. Encoding methods differ depending on the language to be
represented. If the encoding has not been set correctly, the text on the page will not
be displayed properly.
Search engine
An Internet server used when carrying out a search. There are various search engines.