Glossary
devices, allowing the network to be extended to accommodate additional workstations.
RC4: The encryption algorithm that is used in WEP.
ROM (Read Only Memory): Permanent memory.
Router: Device that can connect individual LANs and remote sites to a server.
Roaming: The ability to use a wireless device while moving from one access point to another without losing the connection.
Script: A macro or batch file containing instruc- tions and used by a computer to perform a task.
Server: Any computer that makes files or peripheral devices available to users of the network and has a resident Network OS.
SMTP (Simple Mail Transfer Protocol): The protocol used to define and deliver electronic mail
SNMP (Simple Network Management Proto- col: An application layer protocol that outlines the formal structure for communication among network devices.
Static IP Address: A permanent IP address is assigned to a node in a TCP/IP network. Also known as global IP.
STP (Shielded Twisted Pair): Twisted Pair cable wrapped in a metal sheath to provide ex- tra protection from external interfering signals.
Subnet Mask: An
TCP/IP (Transmission Control Protocol/In- ternet Protocol: Protocol used by computers when communicating across the Internet or Intranet.
TFTP (Trivial File Transfer Protocol): Simple
form of FTP (File Transfer Protocol), which
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