Glossary – Buffalo Technology WYR-G54 User Manual

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10BaseT or 100BaseTx: 802.3 based Ether-

net network that uses UTP (Unshielded twisted

pair) cable and a star topology. 10 is 10 Mbps

and 100 is 100 Mbps.
802.1x: The standard for wireless LAN authenti-

cation used between an AP and a client. 802.1x

with EAP will initiate key handling.
Ad-Hoc Network: The wireless network based

on a peer-to-peer communications session.

Also referred to as AdHoc.
Bandwidth: The transmission capacity of a

computer or a communication channel, stated in

Megabits per second (Mbps).
BSS (Basic Service Set): An 802.11 network-

ing framework that includes an Access Point.
Bus Mastering: A system in which the speci-

ﬁed Input/Output device (e.g. NIC Card) can

perform tasks without the intervention of the

CPU.
Client: A PC or workstation on a network.

Cross-Over Wiring: A UTP cable that has its

transmit and receive pair crossed to allow com-

munications between two devices.
DCE (Data Communications Equipment):

Hardware used for communication with a Data

Terminal Equipment (DTE) device.
Default Gateway: The IP Address of either the

nearest router or server for the LAN.
Default Parameter: Parameter set by the

manufacturer.
Destination Address: The address portion of

a packet that identiﬁes the intended recipient

station.
DHCP (Dynamic Host Conﬁguration Pro-

tocol): Based on BOOTP, it uses a pool of IP

addresses, which it assigns to each device con-

nected to it, and retrieves the address when the

device becomes dormant for a period of time.
DNS (Domain Name System): System used

to map readable machine names into IP ad-

dresses

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