Acer MG 3001-P User's Guide
Technical Glossary
802.11b/g: Wireless networking standards that support data encryption and data transfer
rates of 11 and 54 Megabytes per second (Mbps) respectively. The 802.11g standard is
backwards-compatible with the 802.11b standard.
Ad Hoc wireless network: A network where two PCs communicate on a peer-to-peer basis,
without an access point or router.
DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol): Used by network devices to automatically
obtain network address information (IP address, subnet mask, gateway, and DNS address.)
Any PC with Internet Connection Sharing Software running can act as a DHCP server;
alternatively you can use a router or an ISP server. If your network does not have a DHCP
enabled device then you will need to assign an IP address for your MG3001-p.
DNS (Domain Name System): A system used by DNS servers to translate computer names
into IP addresses. For example,www.acer.com translates into 211.79.203.2
Ethernet: A commonly used wired network technology. Ranging in speed from 10 up to
1000 Mbps.
Gateway: The gateway is the IP address of a device, such as a router, that connects you to
another network. The router acts as the gateway between your Local Area Network (LAN)
and the Internet.
Access Point wireless network: A network that uses a router or an access point.
IP Address (Internet Protocol Address): An IP address consists of four groups of digits
separated by periods. Each group of digits contains an 8-bit value as a number ranging
from 0 to 255. Each computer must have its own unique IP address. The IP addresses on
your network must be within the same range and must be sequential.
For example, if one device has an IP address of 192.168.1.2, the IP addresses for the other
devices in the network should be 192.168.1.3 and 192.168.1.4.
Key: Encryption keys allow you to easily change wireless encryption settings
to maintain a secure network. The MG3001-p supports 64-bit and 128-bit keys.
Netmask: Also known as a subnet mask, this is used to determine which subnet an IP
address belongs to.
SSID (Service Set Identifier): Each Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) has a designated
SSID. This can easily be changed to connect to an existing wireless network.
Static IP: As opposed to automatically configured IP address. A static IP address is
configured manually. A static IP address must be unique and remains the same.
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