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DI-634M User’s Manual Appendix

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 out of IP version 4 addresses

IPX – Internetwork Packet Exchange is a networking protocol developed by Novell to enable their Netware clients and servers to communicate

ISP – Internet Service Provider

J

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

K

Kbps – Kilobits per second

Kbyte - Kilobyte

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

L

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

M

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

MIMO – Multiple-in Multiple-out

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

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