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devices, allowing the network to be extended to
accommodate additional workstations.
RC4: The encryption algorithm that is used in
WEP.
RJ-45 connector: An 8-pin connector used
between a twisted pair cable and a data trans-
mission device.
ROM (Read Only Memory): Permanent
memory.
Router: Device that can connect individual
LANs and remote sites to a server.
Roaming: The ability to use a wireless device
while moving from one access point to another
without losing the connection.
Script: A macro or batch file containing instruc-
tions and used by a computer to perform a task.
Server: Any computer that makes files or
peripheral devices available to users of the
network and has a resident Network OS.
SMTP (Simple Mail Transfer Protocol): The
protocol used to define and deliver electronic
mail (E-mail) from one location to another.
SNMP (Simple Network Management Proto-
col: An application layer protocol that outlines
the formal structure for communication among
network devices.
Static IP Address: A permanent IP address is
assigned to a node in a TCP/IP network. Also
known as global IP.
STP (Shielded Twisted Pair): Twisted Pair
cable wrapped in a metal sheath to provide ex-
tra protection from external interfering signals.
Subnet Mask: An eight-byte address divided
into 4 parts separated by periods.
TCP/IP (Transmission Control Protocol/In-
ternet Protocol: Protocol used by computers
when communicating across the Internet or
Intranet.
TFTP (Trivial File Transfer Protocol): Simple
form of FTP (File Transfer Protocol), which
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