EnGenius Neutron Series, User Manual

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6to4
6to4 allows IPv6 packets to be transmitted over an IPv4 network.
ACL The Access Control List specifies which users or processes are granted access to objects, as
well as which operations are allowed.
Access Point Mode In Access Point mode, the EPG600 allows wireless devices to connect to a wired network
using Wi-Fi, or other related standards. You can choose to have the router associate only with
certain iterations (IEEE standards) and by doing so this will either positively or negatively affect
the router’s speed and throughput performance.
AES An Advanced Encryption Standard is an encryption algorithm. You can chose 128, 192 or 256-
bit long key size for encryption and decryption of text.
ALG Application Layer Gateway serves as a window between correspondent application processes so
that they may exchange information on an open environment.
Backup A copy of a set of files made for replacement purposes in case the original set is damaged or
lost.
Bandwidth Bandwidth refers to the information-carrying capacity of a network or component of a
network expressed in bits per second.
Bit Rate
The rate at which bits are transmitted or received during communication, expressed as the
number bits in a given amount of time, usually one second.
Boot A computer’s startup operation.
Community String A text string that acts as a password and is used to authenticate messages sent between a
management station and a router containing a SNMP agent. The community string is sent in
every packet between the manager and the agent.
Default Gateway A Deafult Gateway is the device that passes traffic from the local subnet to devices on other
subnets. It is usually the IP address of the router to which your network is connected.
DES A Data Encryption Standard is an encryption type that enhances the encryption capabilities of
SNMP version 3.
DDNS Dynamic Domain Name Service (DDNS) allows for an Internet domain name to be assigned to a
computer with a varying (dynamic) IP address.
DHCP The Dynamic Host Cnfiguation protocol is used for dynamically distributing network configu -
ration parameters, such as IP addresses for interfaces and services.
DLNA The Digital Living Network Alliance DLNA is a nonprofit collaborative trade organization that
is responsible for defining interoperability guidelines to enable the sharing of digital media
between multimedia devices. Some HDTVs, Gaming Consoles, and other media devices adhere
to DLNA guidelines.