User Manual

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ELB-02 Owner’s Manual
Connections
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Glossary of Terms
Access point
A device which acts as a base station when transmitting data by
wireless LAN.
Some access points are combined with modem functions.
Ad Hoc mode
Communication method for performing data communication with the
terminal and other devices directly without using a relay device, such
as an access point of a wireless LAN.
DHCP
A standard or protocol by which IP addresses and other low-level
network configuration information can be dynamically and
automatically assigned each time the computer and the instrument
connect to the Internet.
DNS SERVER
A server that maps names to actual IP addresses of devices
connected to a network.
GATEWAY
A Gateway is a link between two computer programs or systems.
Infrastructure
mode
Communication method for performing data communication with
each terminal via a relay device, such as an access point of the
wireless LAN.
IP ADDRESS
A string of numbers assigned to each computer connected to a
network that indicate the device’s location on the network.
LAN
Short for Local Area Network, this is a data-transfer network that
connects a group of computers at a single location (such as an office
or home) by means of a special cable.
router
A device that allows multiple devices (e.g., computers, your Yamaha
instrument) to share the same Internet connection.
Site
Short for “website,” this refers to the group of web pages that are
opened together. For example, the collection of web pages whose
addresses begin with “http://www.yamaha.com/” is referred to as the
Yamaha site.
SSID
A name used to identify a particular access point, or the wireless
networks set as the access point.
SUBNET
MASK
The structure for dividing a large-scale network.
Wireless LAN
A LAN connection that allows data transfer through a wireless, cable-
free connection.
WPS
A structure to easily make a setting of wireless LAN by pushing only
the WPS buttons of an access point and the wireless LAN device.