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AES – Advanced Encryption Standard
APL – Advanced Protection Logic
dBM – decibals milliwatt (power ratio)
DHCP – Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol, which provides a mechanism for allocating IP addresses
dynamically so that addresses can be reused when hosts no longer need them.
DNS – Domain Name System, which is a distributed hierarchical naming system used to resolve domain
names (e.g., www.yahoo.com) into numerical IP addresses (e.g., 204.17.25.1).
Gateway IP Address – A gateway (sometimes called a router) is a computer and/or software used to connect
two or more networks (including incompatible networks) and translates information from one network to the
other. The Gateway IP address is the IP address for the gateway.
GPRS – General Packet Radio Service
GSM – Global System for Mobile communications, which is an international standard for digital mobile
phone systems used for cellular communication.
IMEI – International Mobile Equipment Identity number
IP – Internet Protocol
IP Address – A unique number consisting of four parts separated by periods, sometimes called a "dotted
quad.," for example: 204.17.29.11, assigned to every computer/workstation connected to the Internet. IP
numbers can be "static" (assigned and unchanging) or "dynamic," assigned via DHCP at each and every
startup.
ISP – Internet Service Provider
MAC ID – Media Access Code; located on the module label.
NIC – Network Interface Card
RSSI – Received Signal Strength Indication
SCID – SIM Card ID
Subnet Mask – A Subnet is a portion of a network that shares a network address with other portions of the
network, and is distinguished by a subnet number. The Subnet Mask is a 32-bit address mask used in IP to
indicate the bits of an IP address that are being used for the subnet address.
WEP – Wired Equivalent Privacy
WPA – WiFi Protected Access
WPS – WiFi Protected Setup
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