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POP — Post Office Protocol. An Internet protocol for retrieving email from a remote server over a TCP/IP
connection.
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Port — A virtual data connection used by programs to exchange data.
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Port Forwarding — A process that allows remote devices to connect to a specific computer within a private LAN.
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Port Number — A number assigned to a user session and server application in an IP network.
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Protocol — A standard that enables connection, communication, and data transfer between computing
endpoints.
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PPTP
— Point-to-point Tunneling Protocol. A method for implementing virtual private networks that does not
provide confidentiality or encryption.
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PRL — Preferred Roaming List. A list that your wireless phone or device uses to determine which networks to
connect with when you are roaming.
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RFB — Remote Frame Buffer. A protocol for remote access to graphical user interfaces.
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Router — A device that connects two networks.
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RTP — Real-time Transport Protocol. A packet format for streaming multimedia over the Internet.
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SMTP — Simple Mail Transfer Protocol. An Internet standard for email transmission across IP networks.
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SSID
— Service Set Identifier. The name assigned to a WLAN network.
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TCP — Transmission Control Protocol. A core protocol for transmitting and receiving information over the
Internet.
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TCP/IP — Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol. A communications protocol developed under
contract from the U.S. Department of Defense to internetwork dissimilar systems.
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Telnet — Telecommunication Network. A network protocol used on the Internet or on local area networks.
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TFTP — Trivial File Transfer Protocol. A file transfer protocol with a subset of FTP functionality.
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UDP — User Datagram Protocol. A simple transport protocol used to transfer information on the Internet.
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VNC — Virtual Network Computing. A graphical desktop sharing system that uses the RFB protocol to remotely
control another computer.
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VPN — Virtual Private Network. A secure private network that runs over the public Internet.
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VPN Passthrough — A feature that allows a client to establish a tunnel only with a specific VPN server.
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WAN — Wide Area Network. A public network that extends beyond architectural, geographical, or political
boundaries (unlike a LAN, which is usually a private network located within a room, building, or other limited area).
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WEP — Wired Equivalent Privacy. An IEEE standard security protocol for 802.11 networks. Superseded by WPA
and WPA2.
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WLAN — Wireless Fidelity. Any system that uses the 802.11 standard developed and released in 1997 by the
IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers).
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WLAN Client — A wireless device that connects to the Internet via WLAN.
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WLAN — WLAN LAN. A typically low-power network that transmits a wireless signal over a span of a few
hundred feet and usually only to stationary devices.
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WPA/WPA2
— WLAN Protected Access. A security protocol for wireless 802.11 networks from the WLAN