Glossary

10/100     Networking components that support both 10Mbps (10BaseT) and 100Mbps (Fast Ethernet) technologies.

10Base-T     A networking standard for operating Ethernet networks at a 10Mbps transmission rate.

100Base-T     A networking standard for operating Ethernet networks at a 100Mbps transmission rate. Also known as Fast Ethernet.

192.168.0.1     The default IP address for many network routers. This address is set by the manufacturer at the factory but can be manually changed by the user at any time. When you enter this IP address into your web browser, you access the router’s configuration utility.

2.4GHz     That portion of the RF band (actually located between 2.4 and 2.4835GHz) used by 802.11b/g/n Wi-Fi networks.

5GHz     That ...

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