TRENDnet TV-IP312 User Manual page 104

E
Enterprise
network
Ethernet
F
Fast Ethernet
Firewall
G
Gateway
192.167.222.8.
An enterprise network consists of collections of networks
connected to each other over a geographically dispersed
area. The enterprise network serves the needs of a widely
distributed company and operates the company's
mission-critical applications.
The most popular LAN communication technology. There
are a variety of types of Ethernet, including 10Mbps
(traditional Ethernet), 100Mbps (Fast Ethernet), and
1,000Mbps (Gigabit Ethernet). Most Ethernet networks
use Category 5 cabling to carry information, in the form of
electrical signals, between devices. Ethernet is an
implementation of CSMA/CD that operates in a bus or star
topology.
Fast Ethernet, also called 100BASE-T, operates at 10 or
100Mbps per second over UTP, STP, or fiber-optic media.
Firewall is considered the first line of defense in
protecting private information. For better security, data
can be encrypted. A system designed to prevent
unauthorized access to or from a private network.
Firewalls are frequently used to prevent unauthorized
Internet users from accessing private networks connected
to the Internet, especially Intranets all messages entering
or leaving the intranet pass through the firewall, which
examines each message and blocks those that do not
meet the specified security criteria.
A gateway links computers that use different data formats
together.
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