AlphaShield 8350 user manual Kbyte Kilobyte

AlphaGIGABIT Secure Wireless Router 8350

IP – Internet Protocol

IP address – A 32-bit number, when talking about Internet Protocol Version 4, that identifies each computer that transmits data on the Internet or on an Intranet

IPsec – Internet Protocol Security

IPv6 – Internet Protocol Version 6 uses 128-bit addresses and was developed to solve the problem that we face of running our of IP version 4 addresses IPX – Inter-network Packet Exchange is a networking protocol developed by Novel to enable their Netware clients and servers to communicate

ISP – Internet Service Provider

Java – A programming language used to create programs and applets for web pages

Kbps – Kilobits per second

Kbyte - Kilobyte

Kerberos – A method of securing and authenticating requests for services on a network

LAN – Local Area Network

Latency – The amount of time that it takes a packet to get from the one point to another on a network. Also referred to as delay LED – Light Emitting Diode

Legacy – Older devices or technology

Local Area Network – A group of computers in a building that usually access files from a server

MAC address – A unique hardware address for devices on a Local Area Network

MDI – Medium Dependent Interface is an Ethernet port for a connection to a straight-through cable

MDIX – Medium Dependent Interface Crossover, is an Ethernet port for a connection to a crossover cable

Megabit – Mb

Megabyte – MB

Megabits per second – Mbps

MIB – Management Information Base is a set of objects that can be managed by using SNMP

Modem – A device that Modulates digital signals from a computer to an analog signal in order to transmit the signal over phone lines. It also demodulates the analog signals coming from the phone lines to digital signals for your computer

MPPE – Microsoft Point-to-Point Encryption is used to secure data transmissions over PPTP connections

MTU – Maximum Transmission Unit is the largest packet that can be transmitted on a packet-based network like the Internet Multicast – Sending data from one device to many devices on a network

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