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Advanced Communication Module - Installation Guide
Definition
Term
Short for Simple Mail Transfer Protocol, a
protocol for sending e-mail messages between
servers. SMTP is generally used to send
messages from a mail client to a mail server.
This is why you need to specify both the POP
server and the SMTP server, when you
configure your e-mail application.
SMTP
Short for Secure Socket Layer; is a protocol
that provides privacy and integrity between two
communicating applications using TCP/IP
SSL
Portions of networks, which share the same
common address format. A subnet in a TCP/IP
network that uses the same first three set of
numbers (e.g. 198.63.45) indicating it is on the
same network. A subnet can be used to
increase the bandwidth on the network by
breaking up the network into portions or
segments.
Subnet
WANs are built to provide communication
solutions for organizations or people who need
to exchange digital information between two
distant places.
The main purpose of a WAN is to provide
reliable, fast and safe communication between
two or more places (Nodes) with low delays
and at low prices. WANs enable an
organization to have one integral network
between all its departments and offices, even if
they are not all in the same building or city,
providing communication between the
organization and the rest of the world.
WAN (Wide
Area Network)
A group of World Wide Web pages usually
containing hyperlinks to each other and made
available online by an individual, company,
educational institution, government, or
organization
Web
Service/Sites
