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The SSID is set at the base station. To connect several
base stations to the same network, they need to be
set to the same SSID; this is then known as an ESSID
(extended SSID).
Gateway
The standard gateway is provided by the computer/
router in the network in which all queries are made
which have no address in the local network (queries in
the Internet). It forwards these queries to a computer/
router that may be able to answer these queries.
Normally, you enter the IP address of your home
router (DSL router) as the standard gateway.
IP address
A binary 32-bit number that uniquely identifies any
computer connected to the internet.
LAN – Local Area Network
A system in which computer users are connected
within a company or an organisation and are often
also connected to central data collections stored on
LAN servers.
MAC Address
The MAC address (media access control address) is the
hardware address of every individual network adapter.
It serves as a unique identifier for the device in a
computer network.
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