SMC Networks BARRICADETM SMCWGBR14-N2, User Manual

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LOSSARY
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ISP (I
NTERNET
S
ERVICE
P
ROVIDER
)
A company that provides access to the Internet.
MTU (M
AXIMUM
T
RANSMISSION
U
NIT
)
The size in bytes of the largest packet that can be transmitted.
NAT (N
ETWORK
A
DDRESS
T
RANSLATION
)
NAT technology translates IP addresses of a local area network to a
different IP address for the Internet.
PPP
O
E (P
OINT TO
P
OINT
P
ROTOCOL OVER
E
THERNET
)
PPPoE is a protocol for connecting remote hosts to the Internet over an
always-on connection by simulating a dial-up connection.
SSID
A Service Set Identification is a thirty-two character (maximum)
alphanumeric key identifying a wireless local area network. For the wireless
devices in a network to communicate with each other, all devices must be
configured with the same SSID. This is typically the configuration
parameter for a wireless PC card. It corresponds to the ESSID in the
wireless Access Point and to the wireless network name.
WEP (W
IRED
E
QUIVALENT
P
RIVACY
)
A data privacy mechanism based on a 64-bit or 128-bit or 152-bit shared
key algorithm, as described in the IEEE 802.11 standard.
W
I
-F
I
A trade name for the 802.11b wireless networking standard, given by the
Wireless Ethernet Compatibility Alliance (WECA, see http://www.wi-fi.net),
an industry standards group promoting interoperability among 802.11b
devices.
WLAN (W
IRELESS
L
OCAL
A
REA
N
ETWORK
)
A group of computers and associated devices communicate with each other
wirelessly, which network serving users are limited in a local area.