Joining your first game
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Joining a game is exactly the same as hosting, except you don’t need to close
and reopen Xlink Kai and disable/enable your wireless network connection.

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= 5. Reference                                                                 =
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- 5.1. Glossary of common wireless networking terms                            -
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As well as the terms mentioned in the Overview, the following table contains
some common networking terms you may encounter whilst setting up your PSP or
setting up your own wireless network.  Some of the later items (TCP/IP, Net
Mask, Gateway/Router, DNS, etc) are often provided for you if you are connecting
to another providers network, and are only required when setting up your own
wireless network.  Even then, many Routers, Access Points and similar provide
wizards to deal with many of the technicalities.

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| Term                           | Meaning                                     |
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| Local Area Network (LAN)       | Local Area Network - a group of connected   |
|                                | computing devices.                          |
|                                |                                             |
| Wireless LAN/WLAN              | Common term for Wireless Networking.        |
|                                |                                             |
| Wireless Fidelity (Wi-Fi)      | Common term for Wireless Networking, more   |
|                                | specifically 802.11b.                       |
|                                |                                             |
| Service Set Identifier (SSID)  | An ID (name) that differentiates one        |
|                                | wireless network from another.              |
|                                |                                             |
| Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) | A security method to protect your           |
|                                | connection from intruders, WEP requires a   |
|                                | "Shared Key" to be assigned to all          |
|                                | communicating devices, any device without   |
|                                | the correct key cannot communicate over the |
|                                | Wireless LAN.                               |
|                                |                                             |
| Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA)   | Another security method, not currently      |
|                                | supported by the PSP.                       |
|                                |                                             |
| Open System                    | Common term for no encryption/security on a |
|                                | Wireless LAN.                               |
|                                |                                             |
| Shared Key/WEP Key             | A sequence of hexadecimal letters and       |
|                                | numbers (0-9, A-F) that acts as a password  |
|                                | between devices using a WEP protected       |
|                                | Wireless LAN connection.                    |
|                                |                                             |
| 802.11b                        | Member of the 802.11 family of IEEE         |
|                                | specifications.  Provides up to 11Mbps in   |
|                                | the 2.4Ghz band.  The PSP uses 802.11b for  |
|                                | it's wireless networking.                   |
|                                |                                             |
| 802.11g                        | Member of the 802.11 family of IEEE         |
|                                | specifications.  Provides up to 54Mbps in   |
|                                | the 2.4Ghz band.  802.11g devices generally |
|                                | support 802.11b as well, though this can    |
|                                | usually be disabled if required.            |
|                                |                                             |
| 802.11a                        | Provides up to 54Mbps in the 5Ghz band.     |
|                                | NOT COMPATIBLE WITH 802.11b or the PSP.     |
|                                |                                             |
| Access Point                   | A device that provides a point of access    |
|                                | for wireless devices to a wired network.    |
|                                | Used to allow wireless devices access to a  |
|                                | wired network, and usually internet access. |
|                                |                                             |
| Router                         | A device that routes data between two       |
|                                | networks.  Useful for allowing multiple     |
|                                | devices to shared an internet connection.   |
|                                |                                             |
| Wireless Router                | A Router that has an Access Point built in. |
|                                |                                             |
| Transmission Control Protocol  | A common format for transmitting data       |
| /Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)    | between devices.  As the name implies,      |
|                                | TCP/IP is the most common protocol for      |
|                                | internet connections.                       |
|                                |                                             |