NETGEAR RP614 manual Megabits per second

Reference Manual for the Model RP614 Web Safe Router

IP

IP Address

IPSec

ISP

Internet Protocol

LAN

local area network

See Internet Protocol.

A four-byte number uniquely defining each host on the Internet. Ranges of addresses are assigned by Internic, an organization formed for this purpose. Usually written in dotted-decimal notation with periods separating the bytes (for example, 134.177.244.57).

Internet Protocol Security. IPSec is a series of guidelines for securing private information transmitted over public networks. IPSec is a VPN method providing a higher level of security than PPTP.

Internet service provider.

The main internetworking protocol used in the Internet. Used in conjunction with the Transfer Control Protocol (TCP) to form TCP/IP.

See local area network.

LAN. A communications network serving users within a limited area, such as one floor of a building. A LAN typically connects multiple personal computers and shared network devices such as storage and printers. Although many technologies exist to implement a LAN, Ethernet is the most common for connecting personal computers.

MAC address	Media Access Control address. A unique 48-bit hardware address assigned to
	every Ethernet node. Usually written in the form 01:23:45:67:89:ab.
Mbps	Megabits per second.
MSB	See Most Significant Bit or Most Significant Byte.
MRU	See Maximum Receive Unit.
Maximum Receive	The size in bytes of the largest packet that can be sent or received.
Unit
Most Significant Bit or	The portion of a number, address, or field that is farthest left when written as a
Most Significant Byte	single number in conventional hexadecimal ordinary notation. The part of the
	number having the most value.
NAT	See Network Address Translation.
netmask	A number that explains which part of an IP address comprises the network
	address and which part is the host address on that network. It can be
	expressed in dotted-decimal notation or as a number appended to the IP
	address. For example, a 28-bit mask starting from the MSB can be shown as
	255.255.255.192 or as /28 appended to the IP address.

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