CREATIVE Network Blaster Wireless Access Point Router CW2202 - Manual (Page 55)

Glossary E-2
Bridge A hardware device that links two or more physical networks and manages the
transfer of data between these networks. The two networks connected can be alike
or dissimilar.
Broadband A transmission media that can handle the transmission of multiple messages at
different frequencies, at one time. Broadband signals use analog carriers.
BSS (Basic Service
Set) A group of wireless clients and an AP using the same ID (SSID).
Channel A channel is a separate path through which signals can flow.
Client A program or computer that is connected to a wired or wireless network.
dBm (Decibels Per
Milliwatt) A unit of measurement used to express relative difference in power or intensity,
relative to 1 mW.
DHCP (Dynamic
Host Configuration
Protocol) A method of assigning a temporary IP address to a host, such as a computer,
connected on a specific network. With dynamic addressing, a particular host may
have a different IP address each time it connects to the network.
Digital Data expressed as a string of 0s and 1s. Each of these digits is referred to as a bit
(and a string of 8 bits that a computer can address individually as a group is a
byte).
DNS (Domain
Name System) This allows you to specify a symbolic name, a meaningful and easy-to-remember
“handle”, instead of an IP address. The DNS is the way that Internet domain
names are located and translated into IP addresses.