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Terminology
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more flexible management by allowing you to change internal IP
addresses without affecting outside access to your network. NAT
must be enabled to provide multi-user access to the Internet or to
use the Virtual Server function.
Packet Binary Convulational Code(
tm
) (PBCC) - A modulation
technique developed by Texas Instruments Inc. (TI) that offers
data rates of up to 22Mbit/s and is fully backward compatible with
existing 802.11b wireless networks.
PCI - Peripheral Component Interconnect - Local bus for PCs
from Intel that provides a high-speed data path between the CPU
and up to 10 peripherals (video, disk, network, etc.). The PCI bus
runs at 33MHz, supports 32-bit and 64-bit data paths, and bus
mastering.
PPPoE - Point-to-Point Protocol over Ethernet. Point-to-Point
Protocol is a method of secure data transmission originally
created for dial-up connections. PPPoE is for Ethernet
connections.
Roaming - A function that allows your to move through a
particular domain without losing network connectivity.
Static IP - If your Service Provider has assigned a fixed IP
address; enter the assigned IP address, subnet mask and the
gateway address provided by your service provider.
Subnet Mask - A subnet mask, which may be a part of the TCP/
IP information provided by your ISP, is a set of four numbers
configured like an IP address. It is used to create IP address
numbers used only within a particular network (as opposed to
valid IP address numbers recognized by the Internet.
TKIP - (Temporal Key Integrity Protocol) The TKIP process
begins with a 128-bit "temporal key" which is shared among