Glossary - 3Com HomeConnect 3CRWE50194 User Manual

802.11b
The IEEE standard to which the 3Com Home Wireless Gateway
conforms. This standard provides for 1, 2, 5, and 11 Mbps data rates
and a set of fundamental signaling methods and other services (see
also WECA).
Access Point
An access point is a device through which wireless clients connect to
other wireless clients and which acts as a bridge between wireless
clients and a wired network, such as Ethernet. Wireless clients can be
moved anywhere within the coverage area of the access point and still
connect with each other. If connected to an Ethernet network, the
access point monitors Ethernet traffic and forwards appropriate
Ethernet messages to the wireless network, while also monitoring
wireless client radio traffic and forwarding wireless client messages to
the Ethernet LAN.
Channel
Similar to any radio device, the home wireless gateway allows you to
choose different radio channels in the wireless spectrum. A channel is
a particular frequency within the 2.4 GHz spectrum within which the
gateway operates.
Client
The term used to described the desktop or mobile PC that is
connected to your network. (See also Wireless Client).
DHCP
Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol. This protocol automatically
assigns an IP address for every computer on your network.
DNS Server Address
DNS stands for Domain Name System, which allows Internet host
computers to have a domain name (such as 3com.com) and one or
more IP addresses (such as 192.34.45.8). A DNS server keeps a
database of host computers and their respective domain names and IP
addresses, so that when a domain name is requested (as in typing

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