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USER
GUIDE
FOR
LEGRAND
DUAL
BAND
ACCESS
POINT
Firmware
Software that is
present in the
flash memory
of the Access
Point. It is
retained even
when the device
is turned off.
f
Gateway
(passerelle
applicative)
A local device,
usually a router,
which connects
hosts on a local
network to other
networks.
g h i
MAC address
The MAC
address is a
unique 48-bit
hardware identi-
fication address
assigned to
each network
interface card
in the format
xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:x
x (x being
a character
between 0 and
9 or between A
and F).
Mbps
Megabits per
second.
m
Hexadecimal
key
Representation
in hexadecimal
(computing) for-
mat of the net-
work key; only
used with WEP.
Some Wi-Fi
adaptors only
allow the input
of a network key
in its hexadeci-
mal format.
In 64-bit WEP
encryption, the
hexadecimal key
is made up of
10 characters
between 0 and
9 or between A
and F.
In 128-bit WEP
encryption, the
hexadecimal key
is made up of
26 characters
between 0 and
9 or between A
and F.
Internet
Protocol (IP)
The Internet
Protocol (IP) is
the main inter-
networking pro-
tocol used by the
Internet.
IP Address
A four-byte
number uniquely
defining each
host on a net-
work, usually
written in dotted
decimal notation
with full stops
separating the
bytes
(for example,
134.177.244.57).
