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and accessible only by that organization's members, employees, or others with authorization.

Infrastructure Network

Unlike “ad-hoc” network, where users on a wireless LAN send data to each other directly, users on an “Infrastructure” network send data to another point through a dedicated access point. Additionally, the access point enables users on a wireless LAN to access an existing wired network to take advantage of sharing the wired networks resources, such as files, printers, and Internet access.

IP Address

An identifier for a computer or device on a TCP/IP network. Networks using the TCP/IP Protocol route messages based on the IP Address of the destination. The format of an IP address is a 32-bit numeric address written as four numbers separated by periods. Each number can be from zero to 255.

IPSec

Internet Protocol Security is a security standard for network transmission. It provides authentication and packet encryption over the Internet.

Short for Internet Service Provider, a company that provides access to the Internet, usually for a monthly fee. The ISP provides a software package, username, password and access phone number allowing users to log on to the Internet, browse the World Wide Web and send and receive e-mail.

Local Area Network (LAN)

A computer network that spans a relatively small area. Most LANs are confined to a single building or group of buildings. However, one LAN can be connected to other LANs over any distance via telephone lines and radio waves. A system of LANs connected in this way is called a wide area network (WAN)

MAC Address

Short for Media Access Control Address and in a hardware address that uniquely identifies each node of a network.

NAT

Short for Network Address Translation, a routing protocol that allows global IP Addresses to be translated into multiple private IP Addresses for use on internal LAN networks. The explosion in the use of the Internet has created a critical problem for the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) which is in charge of assigning IP Addresses to Internet users, ISPs etc.. NAT is a technology that has been introduced to help maximize the utilization of assigned IAN and global IP Addresses.

Network Protocol

Network protocols encapsulate and forward data packets from one interface to another.

PAP/CHAP ISP

Short for Password Authentication Protocol and Challenge Handshake Authentication

Protocol. Most ISPs use either one for user identification. If your ISP doesn’t support