Glossary - Vonage VDV21-VD User Manual

Vonage V-Portal Glossary
The Glossary contains explanations for terms used throughout the Web UI that you may not be
familiar with . It is arranged alphabetically and contains a quick index up front to aid in finding
terms quic kly.
Term
ActiveX A simple computer program that runs within your Internet
functionality to HTML web pages. An example of this functionality is animation.
Control
Broadband comes from the words "broad bandwidth" and is used to describe a
high-capacity, two-way link betwee
Broadband
are faster than standard dial-up. Examples of broadband include DSL and cable
Internet.
Cookies refer to HTTP cookies. HTTP cookies are packages of text sent by a web
site to the Internet browser on your computer each time you access the web site.
Cookies
They are used for authenticating, tracking, and maintaining specific information
about you such as site preferences and online purchase history.
Customer Premises Equipment refers to telephones, modems (DSL and Cable),
CPE PCs and other equipment located at the customer's physical location (e.g. your
home or office).
Dynamic Domain Name Service. DDNS allows users to address any web site or
FTP server by a public name (i.e. www.vonage.com) and avoid the need to use the
DDNS
IP address. It maps Internet domain names to dynamic IP addresses.
Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol. A protocol that lets one device, known as
the DHCP server, on a network dynamically assign temporary IP addresses to the
DHCP
other devices on the network. These other devices are typically computers. This
eliminates the need to manually assign Static or permanent IP addresses.
Demilitarized Zone. DMZ is a computer that is located between a trusted internal
network such as a secure LAN and an untrusted external network, such as the
public Internet. Typically, the DMZ removes the firewall protection and allows the
DMZ
computer to have unrestricted access to the Internet. Removing the firewall
protection also allows the computer to be visible to and accessed by other devices
on the Internet.
View the Terms of Service by visiting the Vonage website at www.vonage.com/tos. Pay particular attention to
Section 11 which explains limitations on Warranty, Remedy and Liability.
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Definition
n an end user and the Internet. Transfer rates
browser. It is used to add
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