Glossary – Infinity Wireless USB Adapter WLI-U2-G300N User Manual

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DNS (Domain Name System): System used

to map readable machine names into IP

addresses
Driver: Software that interfaces a computer

with a specific hardware device.
DSSS (Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum):

Method of spreading a wireless signal into

wide frequency bandwidth.
DTE (Data Terminal Equipment): Device that

con10BaseT or 100BaseTx: 802.3 based

Ethernet network that uses UTP (Unshield-

ed twisted pair) cable and a star topology.

10 is 10 Mbps and 100 is 100 Mbps.
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

Protocol): Based on BOOTP, it uses a pool

of IP addresses, which it assigns to each

device connected 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

addresses
Driver: Software that interfaces a computer

with a specific hardware device.
DSSS (Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum):

Method of spreading a wireless signal into

wide frequency bandwidth.
DTE (Data Terminal Equipment): Device

that controls data flowing to and from a

computer.

Glossary

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