
IPCam SECURE300W User’s Manual
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(traditional Ethernet), 100 Mbps (Fast Ethernet), and
1,000 Mbps (Gigabit Ethernet). Most Ethernet networks
use Category 5 cabling to carry information, in the form of
electrical signals, between devices. Ethernet is an
implementation of CSMA/CD that operates in a bus or
star topology.
F
Fast Ethernet
Fast Ethernet, also called 100BASE-T, operates at 10 or
100Mbps per second over UTP, STP, or fiber-optic media.
Firewall
Firewall is considered the first line of defense in
protecting private information. For better security, data
can be encrypted. A system designed to prevent
unauthorized access to or from a private network.
Firewalls are frequently used to prevent unauthorized
Internet users from accessing private networks connected
to the Internet, especially Intranets all messages entering
or leaving the intranet pass through the firewall, which
examines each message and blocks those that do not meet
the specified security criteria.
G
Gateway
A gateway links computers that use different data formats
together.
Group
Groups consist of several user machines that have similar
characteristics such as being in the same department.
H