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Earth Ground
Encryption
End Point A
End Point B
Ethernet
Gateway
Group
HTTP
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A proper earth ground is a conductive attachment point that presents very
low impedance, path to earth ground that has broadband characteristics.
The power utility ground does not necessarily constitute (although in
some cases it may) a proper earth ground for communication systems,
since it is only intended to be a safety return path for the 60 Hz
commercial AC power system.
Encryption is a means of coding data with a key before sending it across a
network. The same key must be used to decode the information at the
receiver. This way, it prevents unauthorized access to the data that is sent
across the network.
An End Point A is a node in a Point-to-Point link which controls the
channel and authenticates a single end node termed End Point B.
An End Point B is a node in a Point-to-Point link which can register
with the End Point A node only. Its behavior is controlled by the End
Point A to which it is authenticated.
Ethernet is the most widely installed Local Area Network (LAN)
technology. The unit supports both 10 and 100 Mbps and half and full
duplex.
G
A gateway is network device that connects multiple (IP) networks to each
other. A gateway can perform protocol conversion.
A group is a logical collection of network parameters. For example, the
System Group is composed of several parameters and tables giving system
information of the unit. All items for a group are grouped under one tab
of the Web Interface and start with the same prefix for the command line
interface.
H
Hypertext Transfer Protocol (HTTP) is the protocol to transport Web pages.
When you access the Internet with your browser, the HTTP protocol is
used for data transport (http://www.Tsunamiwireless.com). When you
access the unit using the Web Interface, HTTP is used to transport the
information.
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