Arris Touchstone WBM760 User Manual page 54

Getting
Safety Started
USB
Installation Drivers
Hub
IP address
LAN
LED
MAC address
Protocol
Proxy
RF
Touchstone WBM760 Wideband Cable Modem User's Guide
Ethernet
Configuration Usage
A box with several Ethernet or USB connectors. Ethernet hubs provide a
common point of contact for all connected devices; USB hubs allow you to
add peripherals without installing a USB card in your computer.
A number assigned to your computer by your cable company, used to iden-
tify your computer to other systems on the Internet.
Local Area Network. A network that allows computers in a single location
(such as a building) to communicate with one another.
Light Emitting Diode. A semi-conductor diode that emits light when current
is passed through it.
A number that uniquely identifies any device connected to a network. Your
cable company uses your Wideband Cable Modem's MAC address to author-
ize access to the Internet. The MAC address is printed on a label on the bot-
tom of your Wideband Cable Modem.
A set of rules and formats that determines the communication behavior of
network entities at a given layer.
A device or program that stands in between a server (for example, a web
site) and a client (your browser), providing a way to relieve some of the
burden from the server. For example, your cable company may have a web
proxy that keeps copies of popular web pages; the proxy can send you those
pages instead of fetching them directly from the web site, resulting in faster
page loading and less network congestion.
Abbreviation for Radio Frequency. Some literature refers to coax as "RF
cable" and the connectors as "RF connectors."
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