User Manual
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expensive than coaxial, whereas it is thinner and can break more easily than a coaxial cable.
Upstream - Data transfer from the customer’s premises to the telecommunication network at CO.
URL - Universal Resource Locator — The addressing system that helps the users to locate websites
on the Internet. It precisely tells the name of the server where a site’s files are stored, the file’s
directory path, and its file name.
USB - Universal Serial Bus — A plug-and-play interface that allows the user to attach a device
without having to add an adapter card and turning off the computer.
VPI - Virtual Path Identifier — A numerical value assigned by your DSL Service Provider to your
DSL device to ensure proper connection with the DSL equipment at the Telephone Company’s
office.
VCI - Virtual Channel Identifier — A numerical value assigned by your DSL Service Provider to
your DSL device. VCI goes hand in hand with VPI to ensure connection with your DSL Service
Provider’s equipment.
WAN - Wide Area Network — A computer network that spans a relatively large geographical area.
Typically, a WAN consists of two or more local-area networks (LANs).
Web browser - A program used to access the Internet resources available through the World Wide
Web.
Web server - A host computer that sends Web page to other computers.
World Wide Web - A vast resource of information stored on computers and servers connected to the
Internet.
xDSL - Various DSL technologies has been developed and the “x” indicates the type of technology
being implemented.
