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DI-634M User's Manual Appendix Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum - DSSS. Modulation technique used by 802.11b wireless devices DNS - Domain Name System. Translates Domain Names to IP addresses DOCSIS - Data Over Cable Service Interface Specifications. The standard interface for cable modems Domain name - A name that is associated with an IP address Download - To send a request from one computer to another and have the file transmitted back to the requesting computer DSL - Digital Subscriber Line. High bandwidth Internet connection over telephone lines Duplex - Sending and Receiving data transmissions at the sane time Dynamic DNS service - DDNS is provided by companies to allow users with Dynamic IP addresses to obtain a Domain Name that will always by linked to their changing IP address. The IP address is updated by either client software running on a computer or by a router that supports DDNS, whenever the IP address changes. Dynamic IP address - IP address that is assigned by a DHCP server and that may change. Cable Internet providers usually use this method to assign IP addresses to their customers. E EAP - Extensible Authentication Protocol Email - Electronic Mail is a computer-stored message that is transmitted over the Internet Encryption - Converting data into cyphertext so that it cannot be easily read Enterprise - Large organizations that use computers Ethernet - The most widely used technology for Local Area Networks. F Fiber optic - A way of sending data through light impulses over glass or plastic wire or fiber File server - A computer on a network that stores data so that the other computers on the network can all access it File sharing - Allowing data from computers on a network to be accessed by other computers on the network will different levels of access rights Firewall - A device that protects resources of the Local Area Network from unauthorized users outside of the local network Firmware - Programming that is inserted into a hardware device that tells it how to function Fragmentation - Breaking up data into smaller pieces to make it easier to store FTP - File Transfer Protocol. Easiest way to transfer files between computers on the Internet Full-duplex - Sending and Receiving data at the same time G Gain - The amount an amplifier boosts the wireless signal Gateway - A device that connects your network to another, like the internet Gbps - Gigabits per second Gigabit Ethernet - Transmission technology that provides a data rate of 1 billion bits per second Graphical user interface - GUI D-Link Systems, Inc. 88