D-Link DGL-4300 manual Graphical user interface GUI

Appendix

Dynamic IP address – IP address that is assigned by a DHCP server and that may change. Cable Internet providers usually use this method to assign IP addresses to their customers.

E

EAP – Extensible Authentication Protocol

Email – Electronic Mail is a computer-stored message that is transmitted over the Internet

Encryption – Converting data into cyphertext so that it cannot be easily read

Enterprise – Large organizations that use computers

Ethernet – The most widely used technology for Local Area Networks.

F

Fiber optic – A way of sending data through light impulses over glass or plastic wire or fiber

File server – A computer on a network that stores data so that the other computers on the network can all access it

File sharing – Allowing data from computers on a network to be accessed by other computers on the network will different levels of access rights

Firewall – A device that protects resources of the Local Area Network from unauthorized users outside of the local network

Firmware – Programming that is inserted into a hardware device that tells it how to function

Fragmentation – Breaking up data into smaller pieces to make it easier to store

FTP – File Transfer Protocol. Easiest way to transfer files between computers on the Internet

Full-duplex – Sending and Receiving data at the same time

G

Gain – The amount an amplifier boosts the wireless signal

Gateway – A device that connects your network to another, like the internet

Gbps – Gigabits per second

Gigabit Ethernet – Transmission technology that provides a data rate of 1 billion bits per second

Graphical user interface – GUI

H

H.323 – A standard that provides consistency of voice and video transmissions and compatibility for videoconferencing devices

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