Buffalo WLI2-PCI-G54S User Manual page 34

a data transmission device.
ROM (Read Only Memory): Permanent
memory.
Router: Device that can connect in-
dividual 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 contain-
ing instructions and used by a com-
puter to perform a task.
Server: Any computer that makes files
or peripheral devices available to us-
ers 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 loca-
tion to another.
SNMP (Simple Network Management Proto-
col: An application layer protocol that
outlines the formal structure for com-
munication among network devices.
Static IP Address: A permanent IP ad-
dress 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 extra protection from external
interfering signals.
Subnet Mask: An eight-byte address
divided into 4 parts separated by peri-
ods.
TCP/IP (Transmission Control Protocol/Inter-
net Protocol: Protocol used by comput-
ers when communicating across the
Internet or Intranet.
TFTP (Trivial File Transfer Protocol): Sim-
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