Glossary - SoftBank 304HW User Manual

Glossary

Glossary

Terms
Next generation high speed
communication standard that
accelerates XGP formulated as the next
PHS standard. The transmission rate
AXGP
of max downstream is 110 Mbps. It is
compatible with TD-LTE, one of the LTE
standards which is an accelerated third
generation (3G) communication standard.
DC-HSDPA
(Dual Cell
An extended data reception standard,
High Speed
which is faster than W-CDMA used for
Downlink
mobile phones.
Packet
Access)
Function automatically assigns IP
addresses to devices to be connected to
DHCP
the IP network and provides information
(Dynamic
necessary for connection. Settings for
Host
connection are simple, but since the
Configuration
assigned IP addresses change for each
Protocol)
connection, identifying devices by IP
address is not possible.
Region isolated from the internal network
via a firewall, referred to as a demilitarized
DMZ zone. Since all of the ports are opened to
(DeMilitarized the outside via devices that are set as
Zone) DMZ host, server applications and online
games do not need to be specially set to
enable their use.
System for monitoring access from an
external network such as the Internet
Firewall
to an internal network (LAN) to prevent
unauthorized intrusions.
Terrestrial TV broadcasting service in
Full Seg
Japan.
HSDPA
(High Speed An extended data reception standard,
Downlink which is faster than W-CDMA used for
Packet mobile phones.
Access)
HSPA+ (High An extended data transmission/reception
Speed Packet standard, which is faster than W-CDMA
Access +) used for mobile phones.
HSUPA
An extended data transmission standard,
(High Speed
which is faster than W-CDMA used in
Uplink Packet
mobile phones.
Access)
Next generation high speed
LTE (Long
communication standard that is faster
Term
than third generation (3G) communication
Evolution)
standard used for mobile phones.
MAC Address
Six-byte ID number uniquely assigned
(Media
to all network devices. Generally, a
Access
MAC address is a hexadecimal and is
Control
expressed as "XX:XX:XX:XX:XX:XX."
Address)
Description
Terrestrial TV broadcasting service for
One Seg
mobile devices in Japan.
Personal identification number required
PIN (Personal
to use USIM Card on Wi-Fi router, Even
Identification
if Wi-Fi router is lost or stolen use by
Number)
others is prevented.
Number for specifying applications and
services to receive data via Internet
communications. Numbers 0 to 65535
are specified. They are categorized into
three: well-known port numbers that are
Port Number determined for general applications (0
to 1023), saved port numbers that are
used for specific applications, etc. (1024
to 49151), and dynamic/private port
numbers that are freely available (49152
to 65535).
PUK
(Personal
Key to unlock the PIN lock.
Unblocking
Key)
Service which enables mobile phones
to be used within the area networks of
Roaming
other providers based upon agreements
between mobile phone providers.
Name used to identify a WLAN access
point. If there are several WLAN access
SSID (Service
points in the communication range,
Set Identifier)
use to specify the access point to be
connected to.
Install in Wi-Fi router to use. Information
USIM Card such as your phone number is saved in
USIM Card.
W-CDMA
Translated as "Wideband-Code Division
(Wideband-
Multiple Access." Third-generation
Code Division
wireless communications system for
Multiple
performing broadband communications.
Access)
Encryption standard initially used in
WEP (Wired
wireless communication. Encryption
Equivalent
method that uses a shared key of either
Privacy)
5 or 13 characters is adopted.
Encryption standard that improves on
WEP. Use a pre-shared key to log in
and after login, encryption keys are
automatically generated to be used.
WPA (Wi-
Also, two encryption methods are used,
Fi Protected
AES (Advanced Encryption Standard) for
Access)
long encryption keys and TKIP (temporal
Key Integrity Protocol) which dynamically
changes the encryption keys, for
conducting more secure communications.
Function for simplifying WLAN connection
WPS (Wi-
and security settings. Several connection
Fi Protected
methods such as push-button system
Setup)
and PIN code system are used.
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