D-Link DP-802 manual Twisted-pair, Utp/Stp

Twisted-pair	Wire such as is commonly used with net-
	working, consisting of pairs of copper wire
	usually terminating in an RJ-45 connector.
U
UTP/STP	UTP – unshielded twisted-pair, twisted pair
	wire without shielding. STP – shielded
	twisted-pair, twisted-pair wire with shield-
	ing.
W
WAN	Wide Area Network, an interconnected set of
	computers and other devices spread over a
	large geographic area. (Often used synony-
	mously with “internet.”) A WAN connection
	might be the connection of two office build-
	ings on different sides of the city, or a
	connection to the Internet, for example.
	Compare, “LAN.”

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