HOTSPOT GATEWAY
332 Glossary of Terms
HPR
(Home Page Redirection) Nomadix Gateways enable solution providers to redirect subscribers to a “portal”
home page of their choice. This allows the solution provider to generate online advertising revenues and
increase business exposure. See also, Home Page.
HTML
(HyperText Markup Language) The programming language used to create hypertext documents for use on
the Internet. See also, HTTP, Hypertext, and Internet.
HTTP
(HyperText Transfer Protocol) The standard method used for publishing hypertext documents in HTML
format on the Internet. See also, HTML, Hypertext and Internet.
Hypertext
Electronic documents that are structured to enable readers to go directly to the source of the information
they need by following directional links (unlike books which are generally read sequentially). Help files
and CD-ROM encyclopedias are examples of hypertext documents.
ICMP
(Internet Control Message Protocol) A standard Internet protocol that delivers error and control messages
from hosts to message requestors. An ICMP echo test can determine whether a target destination is
reachable. An ICMP echo test is also called a ping. See also, Ping.
IEEE
(Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers) Founded in 1884, the IEEE is an organization composed
of engineers, scientists, and students. The IEEE is best known for developing standards for the computer
and electronics industry. In particular, the IEEE 802 standards for Local Area Networks are widely
followed.
iNAT™
(Intelligent Network Address Translation) Nomadix’ iNAT™ feature creates an intelligent mapping of IP
addresses and their associated VPN tunnels allowing multiple tunnels to be established to the same VPN
server—creating a seamless connection for all the users at the public access location.
Infrastructure mode
An 802.11x networking framework in which devices communicate with each other by first going through
an Access Point (AP). In infrastructure mode, wireless devices can communicate with each other or can
communicate with a wired network. When one AP is connected to a wired network and a set of wireless
stations it is referred to as a Basic Service Set (BSS). An Extended Service Set (ESS) is a set of two or
more BSSs that form a single subnetwork. Most corporate wireless LANs operate in infrastructure mode
because they require access to the wired LAN in order to use services such as file servers or printers. See
also, ad-hoc mode.
Internet
Originally developed by the U.S. Defense Department, the Internet is now a global collection of networks
that transfer information between each other using the Internet Protocol (IP). Additionally, the Internet
carries the hypertext system commonly known as the World Wide Web. See also,
Hypertext and Internet
Protocol.
Internet Protocol
The global standard used to regulate data transmissions between computers and the Internet. Data is broken
up into packets which are then sent over the network. By using IP addressing, Internet Protocol ensures that
the data reaches its destination, even though different packets may pass through different networks to get to
the same location. See also, Internet and IP Address.
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