D-Link DGL-4300 manual Appendix

Appendix

S

Samba – A freeware program that allows for resources to be shared on a network. Mainly used in Unix based

Operating Systems

Server – A computer on a network that provides services and resources to other computers on the network

Session key – An encryption and decryption key that is generated for every communication session between two computers

Session layer – The fifth layer of the OSI model which coordinates the connection and communication between applications on both ends

Simple Mail Transfer Protocol – Used for sending and receiving email

Simple Network Management Protocol – Governs the management and monitoring of network devices

SMTP – Simple Mail Transfer Protocol

SNMP – Simple Network Management Protocol

SOHO – Small Office/Home Office

SPI – Stateful Packet Inspection

SSH – Secure Shell is a command line interface that allows for secure connections to remote computers

SSID – Service Set Identifier is a name for a wireless network

Stateful inspection – A feature of a firewall that monitors outgoing and incoming traffic to make sure that only valid responses to outgoing requests for incoming packets are allowed to pass though the firewall

Subnet mask – Determines what portion of an IP address designates the Network and which part designates the Host

T

TCP – Transmission Control Protocol

TCP/IP – Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol

TFTP – Trivial File Transfer Protocol is a utility used for transferring files that is simpler to use than FTP but with less features

Throughput – The amount of data that can be transferred in a given time period

Traceroute – A utility displays the routes between you computer and specific destination

U

UDP – User Datagram Protocol

UNC – Universal Naming Convention allows for shares on computers to be identified without having to know what storage device it’s on

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