User Manual
Table Of Contents
- User Guide
- Table of Contents
- List of Figures
- Chapter 1: Introduction
- Chapter 2: Planning your Wireless Network
- Chapter 3: Getting to Know the Wireless-G Notebook Adapter
- Chapter 4: Software Installation and Configuration
- Chapter 5: Hardware Installation
- Chapter 6: Using the WLAN Monitor
- Appendix A: Troubleshooting
- Appendix B: Wireless Security
- Appendix C: Windows Help
- Appendix D: Glossary
- Appendix E: Specifications
- Appendix F: Warranty Information
- Appendix G: Regulatory Information
- Appendix H: Contact Information
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Appendix D: Glossary
Wireless-G Notebook Adapter
Server - Any computer whose function in a network is to provide user access to files, printing, communications,
and other services.
Software - Instructions for the computer. A series of instructions that performs a particular task is called a
"program".
Spread Spectrum - Wideband radio frequency technique used for more reliable and secure data transmission.
SSID (Service Set IDentifier) - Your wireless network's name.
Subnet Mask - An address code that determines the size of the network.
Switch - 1. A data switch that connects computing devices to host computers, allowing a large number of
devices to share a limited number of ports. 2. A device for making, breaking, or changing the connections in an
electrical circuit.
TCP (Transmission Control Protocol) - A network protocol for transmitting data that requires acknowledgement
from the recipient of data sent.
TCP/IP (Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol) - A set of instructions PCs use to communicate over a
network.
Throughput - The amount of data moved successfully from one node to another in a given time period.
Topology - The physical layout of a network.
WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy) - A method of encrypting network data transmitted on a wireless network for
greater security.
WLAN (Wireless Local Area Network) - A group of computers and associated devices that communicate with
each other wirelessly.