Linksys WRVS4400N

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Domain - A specific name for a network of computers.
Download - To receive a file transmitted over a network.
DSL (Digital Subscriber Line) - An always-on broadband connection over traditional phone
lines.
Dynamic IP Address - A temporary IP address assigned by a DHCP server.
EAP (Extensible Authentication Protocol) - A general authentication protocol used to control
network access. Many specific authentication methods work within this framework.
EAP-PEAP (Extensible Authentication Protocol-Protected Extensible Authentication Protocol)
- A mutual authentication method that uses a combination of digital certificates and another
system, such as passwords.
EAP-TLS (Extensible Authentication Protocol-Transport Layer Security) - A mutual
authentication method that uses digital certificates.
Encryption - Encoding data transmitted in a network.
Ethernet - IEEE standard network protocol that specifies how data is placed on and retrieved
from a common transmission medium.
Firewall - A set of related programs located at a network gateway server that protects the
resources of a network from users from other networks.
Firmware - The programming code that runs a networking device.
FTP (File Transfer Protocol) - A protocol used to transfer files over a TCP/IP network.
Full Duplex - The ability of a networking device to receive and transmit data simultaneously.
Gateway - A device that interconnects networks with different, incompatible communications
protocols.
Half Duplex - Data transmission that can occur in two directions over a single line, but only one
direction at a time.
HTTP (HyperText Transport Protocol) - The communications protocol used to connect to
servers on the World Wide Web.
Infrastructure - A wireless network that is bridged to a wired network via an access point.
IP (Internet Protocol) - A protocol used to send data over a network.
IP Address - The address used to identify a computer or device on a network.
IPCONFIG - A Windows 2000 and XP utility that displays the IP address for a particular
networking device.
IPSec (Internet Protocol Security) - A VPN protocol used to implement secure exchange of
packets at the IP layer.