Nintendo NTRGUBRP Instruction Manual - Page 28

NINTENDO Wi-Fi CONNECTION TERMINOLOGY SSID The name assigned to an access point. Also known as the ESS-ID or network name. WEP key The WEP key is a numerical value used to encrypt the communications data between the Nintendo DS system and the access point. The same value must be set on the access point and the Nintendo DS system. It is also known as an encryption key or a network password. IP address The number used to specify the destination and transmission source of communications data on the network. Subnet mask The numerical value indicating which part of the IP address is the number identifying the network it belongs to. Gateway The exit / entrance to the network in question. Its IP address is specified in the connection point settings. Primary DNS / Secondary DNS The server that matches the names of computers on the network to their IP addresses. The IP address of this server is specified in the connection point settings. DHCP server The server that specifies the IP address and other information required for communications on the network. MAC Address The unique number assigned to each device on the network. Your Nintendo DS system also has a MAC Address. URL A string of text expressing the location of a website on the Internet. Also known as an address. Proxy server A server from which your Nintendo DS system acquires information instead of acquiring it directly from the Internet. Time zone Indicates how many hours' difference there are between GMT (Greenwich Mean Time) and the local time in your own region. Encoding A system for converting information so that errors will not be generated when communications are carried out. Encoding methods differ depending on the language to be represented. If the encoding has not been set correctly, the text on the page will not be displayed properly. Search engine An Internet server used when carrying out a search. There are various search engines.