Edimax Technology Network Router - Manual (Page 5)

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S ystem Requirements:
- 802.11b or 802.11g Wireless Net wor k
- Certified 802.11b/g Wireless AP / Router / PCI N et wor k Adapter
with a Removabl e Antenna.
Ethernet
A networ king standar d usi ng cables (Categor y 5) t o create a
net wor k.
Networ k Adapter - Also known as a NIC (Net work Int erfac e Card).
Used t o provi de PC’s or laptops with an Ethernet port or wireless
access t o t he net work.
Broadband Modem - A device that allows broadband connection
to t he internet. Broadband connections include s peeds fast er than
56k (dial up modem s peed). The t wo mos t common t ypes of
Broadband c onnecti ons are DSL and C able. Cable modem relies
on t he bandwidt h of c able television lines while DSL modems rel y
on t he telephone lines operating at DSL speeds.
Router - A devic e us ed to s hare i nter net access from one user t o
multipl e us ers. By taking one IP address (Address es us ed by
ISP’s t o assign broadband ser vices t o your comput er) the R out er
distributes the ser vices of your broadband acc ess among multiple
users and IP’s.
Wireless
W ireless Device – Any Wi-Fi device (802. 11b/g) that
communicat es wirelessly using t he IEEE802. 11 wireless s tandar d.
These devic es can range from wireless acc ess points to wireless
routers t o wireless PCI client cards.
IEEE 802.11 – Wireless Net wor k Specifications