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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 quickly.
Term
ActiveX
A simple computer program that runs within your Internet browser. It is used to add
Control
functionality to HTML web pages. An example of this functionality is animation.
Broadband comes from the words "broad bandwidth" and is used to describe a high-capacity,
Broadband
two-way link between an end user and the Internet. Transfer rates 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. They are used for
Cookies
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), PCs and
CPE
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
DDNS
by a public name (i.e. www.vonage.com) and avoid the need to use the 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 other devices on the
DHCP
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.
DMZ
Typically, the DMZ removes the firewall protection and allows the 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.
Domain Name Service. Similar to DDNS, DNS translates domain names to IP addresses and
DNS
IP addresses to domain names for machines with static IP addresses.
Filters define which network devices can transmit and receive data to/from the Internet.
Filters can be used to block Internet traffic to specific network devices on the LAN or to block
Filter
a specific type of Internet traffic. IP addresses are used to identify which devices are
restricted.
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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