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ISP Gateway Address: (see ISP f or def inition). The ISP Gateway Address is an IP address f or
the Internet router located at the ISP's office.
ISP: Internet Serv ice Prov ider. An ISP is a business that prov ides connectiv ity to the Internet f or
individuals and other businesses or organizations.
LAN: Local Area Network. A LAN is a group of computers and dev ices connected together in a
relativ ely small area (such as home or office). Your home network is considered a LAN.
MAC Address: MAC stands for Media Access Control. A MAC address is the hardware
address of a dev ice connected to a network. MAC address is a unique identif ier for a dev ice
with an Ethernet interf ace. It is comprised of two parts: 3 bytes of data that correspond to the
Manuf acturer ID (unique f or each manufacturer), plus 3 by tes that are often used as the
product‘s serial number.
NAT: Network Address Translation. This process allows all the computers on your home
network to use one IP address. Using the broadband router‘s NAT capability, y ou can access
Internet f rom any computer on your home network without hav ing to purchase more IP
addresses from y our ISP.
Port: Network Clients (LAN PC) uses port numbers to distinguish one network
application/protocol ov er another. Below is a list of common applications and protocol/port
numbers:
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