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Glossary
TermsrelatedtowirelessLANareexplainedhere.Alsorefertothe
explanationsoftermsgivenintherespectivesectionsofthisguide.
• Accesspoint
AdevicethatrelaysradiowavesignalstocreateawirelessLANnetwork.
ThistermalsoreferstoaplacewhereyoucanconnecttotheInternetvia
wirelessLAN.
• Firewall
Thisisasystemthatprotectscomputersfromelectronicviruses,external
unauthorizedaccess,andsecuritythreats.Thisissetinyourwireless
LANrouterorcomputer.
• SSID/ESSID
Numbersandlettersusedtoidentifyaspecicexistingaccesspoint.This
isalsocalledthe“accesspointname”or“networkname”.
• Encryptionkey
Thisisakeyusedtoencryptdatafortransmissiontoandfromanaccess
point.
• IPaddress
Thisisanaddressusedtoidentifyadevicewithinanetwork.
• MACaddress
Thisisauniqueaddresspre-assignedtoanetworkdevice.Itisalso
referredtoasa“physicaladdress”.
ThecameracanprinttoPictBridge-compatibleprintersvia
wirelessLAN.PictBridgetechnicalstandardsmakeiteasy
toconnectdigitalcameras,printers,andotherdevices
directly.Additionally,anewstandardcalledDPSoverIP
enablesPictBridgeconnectionsinnetworkenvironments,
andthecameraisalsocompatiblewiththisstandard.
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