SMC Networks EZ Connect SMCWEB-N User Manual page 71

Network Layer
The third layer of the OSI model which handles the routing of traffic on a network
Network Time Protocol
Used to synchronize the time of all the computers in a network
NIC
Network Interface Card
NTP
Network Time Protocol
O
OFDM
Orthogonal Frequency-Division Multiplexing is the modulation technique for both 802.11a and 802.11g
OSI
Open Systems Interconnection is the reference model for how data should travel between two devices on a
network
OSPF
Open Shortest Path First is a routing protocol that is used more than RIP in larger scale networks because
only changes to the routing table are sent to all the other routers in the network as opposed to sending the
entire routing table at a regular interval, which is how RIP functions
P
Password
A sequence of characters that is used to authenticate requests to resources on a network
Personal Area Network
The interconnection of networking devices within a range of 10 meters
Physical layer
The first layer of the OSI model. Provides the hardware means of transmitting electrical signals on a data
carrier
Ping
A utility program that verifies that a given Internet address exists and can receive messages. The utility sends
a control packet to the given address and waits for a response.
PoE
Power over Ethernet is the means of transmitting electricity over the unused pairs in a category 5 Ethernet
cable
POP3
Post Office Protocol 3 is used for receiving email
Port
A logical channel endpoint in a network. A computer might have only one physical channel (its Ethernet
channel) but can have multiple ports (logical channels) each identified by a number.
PPP
Point-to-Point Protocol is used for two computers to communicate with each over a serial interface, like a
phone line
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