GarageSmart
TM
User’s Manual
5
Introduction
About this User Guide
List of nomenclature
PC
Personal Computer
RF
Radio Frequency
ISP
Internet Service Provider
List of definitions
FCC
An independent U.S. government regulatory agency responsible
for overseeing all interstate and international communications.
Port Forwarding
Port forwarding is a feature that forwards inbound traffic from the
Internet on a specific port, to reach a single device on your local
network.
Static IP
A fixed IP Address that a specific device on your network uses
when connected to your router.
IP Address
A unique string of characters that identifies each computer using
the Internet Protocol to communicate over a network.
Gateway Address
An IP address that traffic gets sent to when it's bound for a
destination outside the current network. This is the router's
private IP address.
Mac Address
A unique identifier that is assigned by the manufacturer to a
piece of network hardware (in this case, the GarageSmart
™
device).
List of icons
Some sections within the manual contain Notes (located at the end of
each section), which provides further information pertaining to an item
or step within the section. This is shown by one or more numbers at
the end of a sentence or paragraph, Example:
(1) (2)
