Broadband Security Router User Guide
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Network Protocol
Network protocols encapsulate and forward data packets from one interface to another.
PAP/CHAP ISP
Short for Password Authentication Protocol and Challenge Handshake Authentication
Protocol. Most ISPs use either one for user identification. If your ISP doesn’t support
these two protocols, contact your ISP for an authentication script.
PPP
Short for Point-to-Point Protocol, a communications protocol for transmitting
information over standard telephone lines between devices from different
manufacturers.
PPPoE
Short for PPP over Ethernet, relying on two widely accepted standards, Ethernet and the
Point-to-Point Protocol. It’s a communications protocol for transmitting information
between devices from different manufacturers over an Ethernet.
PPTP
Short for Point to Point Tunneling Protocol, PPTP encapsulates the packet for
transmission over the Internet. It is similar to creating a private “tunnel” over a large
public network and has almost equal security to a private network without actually
leasing a private line.
Protocol
An agreed format for transmitting, sending and receiving data between two devices.
Roaming
The ability for a wireless device moving from one access poin’s range to another
without losing the connection.
Router
An Internet device that requests for information to other routers until the information’s
location is found and the data can be transmitted back to the origin of the request.
