USB720 Modem USER GUIDE
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Type A USB
The USB ports on computers and hubs have a rectangular Type A socket, and peripheral devices have a cable with
a Type A plug. Peripherals that do not have an attached cable have a square Type B socket on the device and a
separate cable with a Type A and Type B plug.
USB
Universal Serial Bus. A connection type for computing device peripherals such as a printer, mobile USB720 Modem,
etc.
VPN
Virtual Private Network. A way to communicate through a dedicated server securely to a corporate network over the
Internet.
WAN / WWAN
Wide Area Network (WAN). A computer network covering a broad geographical area. WANs are used to connect
local area networks (LANs) together, so that users and computers in one location can communicate with users and
computers in other locations.
WWAN
Wireless Wide Area Network (WWAN). Also called "wireless broadband" or "broadband wireless," wireless WANs
(WWANs) use cellular towers to transmit a wireless signal over a range of several miles to a mobile device compared
to wireless Wi-Fi LANs (WLANs), which span only a few hundred feet and generally to only stationary devices.
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