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45 Appendix E: Glossary
Wireless-G USB Network Adapter with RangeBooster
DTIM ( D elivery T raffic I ndication M essage) - A message included in data packets that can increase wireless
efficiency.
Dynamic IP Address - A temporary IP address assigned by a DHCP server.
EAP ( E xtensible A uthentication P rotocol) - A general authentication protocol used to control network access.
Many specific authentication methods work within this framework.
EAP-PEAP ( E xtensible A uthentication P rotocol- P rotected E xtensible A uthentication P rotocol) - A mutual
authentication method that uses a combination of digital certificates and another system, such as passwords.
EAP-TLS ( E xtensible A uthentication P rotocol- T ransport L ayer S ecurity) - A mutual authentication method that
uses digital certificates.
Encryption - Encoding data transmitted in a network.
Ethernet - A networking protocol that specifies how data is placed on and retrieved from a common transmission
medium.
Finger - A program that tells you the name associated with an e-mail address.
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.
Fragmentation -Breaking a packet into smaller units when transmitting over a network medium that cannot
support the original size of the packet.
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.
Hardware - The physical aspect of computers, telecommunications, and other information technology devices.
HTTP ( H yper T ext T ransport P rotocol) - The communications protocol used to connect to servers on the World
Wide Web.