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Default Parameter: Parameter set by the
manufacturer.
Destination Address: The address portion
of a packet that identifi es the intended
recipient station.
DHCP (Dynamic Host Confi guration
Protocol): Based on BOOTP, it uses a pool
of IP addresses, which it assigns to each
device connected to it, and retrieves the
address when the device becomes dormant
for a period of time.
DNS (Domain Name System): System used
to map readable machine names into IP
addresses
Driver: Software that interfaces a computer
with a specifi c hardware device.
DSSS (Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum):
Method of spreading a wireless signal into
wide frequency bandwidth.
DTE (Data Terminal Equipment): Device
that controls data fl owing to and from a
computer.
Dynamic IP Address: An IP address that is
automatically assigned to a client station
in a TCP/IP network, typically by a DHCP
server.
ESS (Extended Service Set): A set of two or
more BSSs that form a single sub-network.
ESS-ID is user identifi cation used in the
ESS LAN confi guration.
Ethernet: The most widely used architecture
for Local Area Networks (LANs). It is
a shared-media network architecture.
The IEEE 802.3 standard details its
functionality.
Ethernet cable: A wire similar to telephone
cable that carries signals between Ethernet
devices.
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