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SMTP (Simple Mail Transfer Protocol) - The standard e-mail protocol on the Internet.
SNMP (Simple Network Management Protocol) - A widely used network monito-
ring and control protocol.
SSID (Service Set IDentifier) - Your wireless network’s name.
Static IP Address - A fixed address assigned to a computer or device that is con-
nected to a network.
Static Routing - Forwarding data in a network via a fixed path.
Subnet Mask - An address code that determines the size of the network.
Switch - 1. A data switch that connects computing devices to host computers,
allowing a large number of devices to share a limited number of ports. 2. A device
for making, breaking, or changing the connections in an electrical circuit.
TCP (Transmission Control Protocol) - A network protocol for transmitting data
that requires acknowledgement from the recipient of data sent.
TCP/IP (Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol) - A set of instructions
PCs use to communicate over a network.
Telnet - A user command and TCP/IP protocol used for accessing remote PCs.
Throughput - The amount of data moved successfully from one node to another in
a given time period.
TKIP (Temporal Key Integrity Protocol) - a wireless encryption protocol that provi-
des dynamic encryption keys for each packet transmitted.
Topology - The physical layout of a network.
TX Rate - Transmission Rate.
Upgrade - To replace existing software or firmware with a newer version.
Upload - To transmit a file over a network.
URL (Uniform Resource Locator) - The address of a file located on the Internet.
User Zone – A section you can access once you log into the FON website where
you can manage all of the features and services available to you as a registered
user, such as: personal details, Travel log, Day Passes, Piggy Bank, FON Maps and
My FON Router. You can also invite other friends to join the FON Community.
VPN (Virtual Private Network) - A security measure to protect data as it leaves
one network and goes to another over the Internet.
WAN (Wide Area Network) - The Internet.
WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy) - A method of encrypting network data transmit-
ted on a wireless network for greater security.
WiFi – A term used to describe the underlying technology of wireless local area
networks (WLAN) based on the IEEE 802.11 specifications. A person with a WiFi
device, such as a computer, telephone, or PDA can connect to the Internet when in
proximity of an access point.
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