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Gain
The amount an amplifier boosts the wireless signal.
Gateway
A device that connects your network to another, like the
Internet.
Gbps
Gigabits per second.
Gigabit Ethernet
Transmission technology that provides a data rate of 1
billion bits per second.
GUI
Graphical user interface.
H.323
A standard that provides consistency of voice and video
transmissions and compatibility for video conferencing
devices.
Half-duplex
Data cannot be transmitted and received at the same time.
Hashing
Transforming a string of characters into a shorter string
with a predefined length.
Hexadecimal
Characters 0-9 and A-F.
Hop
The action of data packets being transmitted from one
router to another.
Host
Computer on a network.
HTTP
Hypertext Transfer Protocol is used to transfer files from
HTTP servers (web servers) to HTTP clients (web
browsers).
HTTPS
HTTP over SSL is used to encrypt and decrypt HTTP
transmissions.
Hub
A networking device that connects multiple devices
together.
ICMP
Internet Control Message Protocol.
IEEE
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers.
IGMP
Internet Group Management Protocol is used to make sure
that computers can report their multicast group
membership to adjacent routers.