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TD-W8950ND 150Mbps Wireless Lite N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide
Network - A series of computers or devices connected for the purpose of data sharing,
storage, and/or transmission between users.
Ping (Packet Internet Groper) - An Internet utility used to determine whether a particular IP
address is online.
Port - The connection point on a computer or networking device used for plugging in cables or
adapters.
PPPoE (Point to Point Protocol over Ethernet) - PPPoE stands for Point to Point protocol over
Ethernet, this protocol is used as a type of broadband connection that provides authentication
(username and password) in addition to data transport.
PPPoA (Point to Point Protocol over ATM) - PPPoA stands for Point to Point protocol over
ATM, this protocol is also used as a type of broadband connection that provides
authentication (username and password) in addition to data transport.
RADIUS (Remote Authentication Dial-In User Service) - A protocol that uses an
authentication server to control network access.
RJ45 (Registered Jack-45) - An Ethernet connector that holds up to eight wires.
Router - A networking device that connects multiple networks together.
RPC (Remote Procedure Calls) - RPC is a powerful technique for constructing distributed,
client-server based applications. It is based on extending the notion of convention, or local
procedure calling, so that the called procedure need not exist in the same address space as
the calling procedure. The two processes may be on the same system, or they may be on
different systems with a network connecting them. By using RPC, programmers of distributed
applications avoid the details of the interface with the network. The transport independence of
RPC isolates the application from the physical and logical elements of the data
communications mechanism and allows the application to use a variety of transports.
Server - Any computer whose function in a network is to provide user access to files, printing,
communications, and other services.
SOHO (Small Office/Home Office) - Market segment of professionals who work at home or in
small offices.
SSID - A Service Set Identification is a thirty-two character (maximum) alphanumeric key
identifying a wireless local area network. For the wireless devices in a network to
communicate with each other, all devices must be configured with the same SSID. This is
typically the configuration parameter for a wireless PC card. It corresponds to the ESSID in
the wireless Access Point and to the wireless network name.
Static IP Address - A fixed address assigned to a computer or device that is connected to a
network.
Static Routing - Forwarding data in a network via a fixed path.
Subnet Mask - An address code that determines the size of the network.
TCP (Transmission Control Protocol) - A network protocol for transmitting data that requires
acknowledgement from the recipient of data sent.
TCP/IP (Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol) - A set of instructions PCs use to
communicate over a network.
TKIP (Temporal Key Integrity Protocol) - a wireless encryption protocol that provides dynamic
encryption keys for each packet transmitted.
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