Linksys PLE200 - PowerLine AV EN Adapter Bridge, User Manual

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17 Appendix B: Glossary
PowerLine AV Ethernet Adapter
Download - To receive a file transmitted over a network.
DSL ( D igital S ubscriber L ine) - An always-on broadband connection over traditional phone lines.
Dynamic IP Address - A temporary IP address assigned by a DHCP server.
Encryption - Encoding data transmitted in a network.
Ethernet - IEEE standard network protocol that specifies how data is placed on and retrieved from a common
transmission medium.
Firewall - A set of related programs located at a network gateway server that protects the resources of a
network from users from other networks.
Firmware - The programming code that runs a networking device.
FTP ( F ile T ransfer P rotocol) - A protocol used to transfer files over a TCP/IP network.
Full Duplex - The ability of a networking device to receive and transmit data simultaneously.
Gateway - A device that interconnects networks with different, incompatible communications protocols.
Half Duplex - Data transmission that can occur in two directions over a single line, but only one direction at a
time.
HTTP ( H yper T ext T ransport P rotocol) - The communications protocol used to connect to servers on the World
Wide Web.
IP ( I nternet P rotocol) - A protocol used to send data over a network.
IP Address - The address used to identify a computer or device on a network.
IPCONFIG - A Windows 2000 and XP utility that displays the IP address for a particular networking device.
ISP ( I nternet S ervice P rovider) - A company that provides access to the Internet.
LAN - The computers and networking products that make up your local network.
MAC ( M edia A ccess C ontrol) Address - The unique address that a manufacturer assigns to each networking
device.
Mbps ( M ega B its P er S econd) - One million bits per second; a unit of measurement for data transmission.