Edimax Technology Network Router User Manual
User’s manual
Table of contents
Document Outline
- Network Adapter - Also known as a NIC (Network Interface Card). Used to provide PC’s or laptops with an Ethernet port or wireless access to the network.
- Broadband Modem - A device that allows broadband connection to the internet. Broadband connections include speeds faster than 56k (dial up modem speed). The two most common types of Broadband connections are DSL and Cable. Cable modem relies on the bandwidth of cable television lines while DSL modems rely on the telephone lines operating at DSL speeds.
- Router - A device used to share internet access from one user to multiple users. By taking one IP address (Addresses used by ISP’s to assign broadband services to your computer) the Router distributes the services of your broadband access among multiple users and IP’s.
- Wireless Device – Any Wi-Fi device (802.11b/g) that communicates wirelessly using the IEEE802.11 wireless standard. These devices can range from wireless access points to wireless routers to wireless PCI client cards.
- dBi (decibel) - A unit of measurement used to determine the gain level of wireless antennas.
- mW (MilliWatt) - A unit of measurement used to determine the power level of wireless devices.