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Encryption
A method for hiding information such that only the sender and the intended recipient can read it.
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ESSID
ESSID stands for Extended Service Set Identifier. It is a way to identify a WiFi network by name. Also called SSID and BSSID.
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Access point
The computer or network device that serves as an interface between wireless- equipped computers and the rest of the network. Using an Access Point as the network backbone, each computer co [..]
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ad hoc
Used to describe a Peer-to-Peer network, as opposed to a Peer-to-AP (Infrastructure) Network. This mode allows spontaneous generation of a wireless network, connecting each computer direct [..]
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Bandwidth
The term used to describe the amount of information that can be transmitted over a given connection. Usually given in bits-per-second or megabits-per-second. Also occasionally given in byt [..]
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Bridge
A device used to connect one network or device type to another, for instance wireless to wired.
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Channel
A Channel is a specific frequency range, usually only one MHz wide and separated from other channels by as few as five MHz, that a WiFi adapter has access to at any given time. The Channel [..]
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DHCP
DHCP stands for Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol. Essentially the DHCP protocol allows dynamic IP address configuration, meaning the user does not have to define an IP address, DNS, Gat [..]
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DNS
DNS stands for Domain Name Service. The DNS translates the plain-english URLs that everyone is used to typing in, like www.datapro.net, into the numerical IP address for the server that th [..]
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DSL
DSL stands for Digital Subscriber Line. It is a type of internet connection available to both Residential and Commercial users. It runs over regular phone lines, and you can use the same l [..]
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