●Telnet — Telecommunication Network. A network protocol used on the Internet or on local area networks.
●TFTP — Trivial File Transfer Protocol. A file transfer protocol with a subset of FTP functionality.
●UDP — User Datagram Protocol. A simple transport protocol used to transfer information on the Internet.
●VNC — Virtual Network Computing. A graphical desktop sharing system that uses the RFB protocol to remotely control another computer.
●VPN — Virtual Private Network. A secure private network that runs over the public Internet.
●VPN Passthrough — A feature that allows a client to establish a tunnel only with a specific VPN server.
●WAN — Wide Area Network. A public network that extends beyond architectural, geographical, or political boundaries (unlike a LAN, which is usually a private network located within a room, building, or other limited area).
●WEP — Wired Equivalent Privacy. An IEEE standard security protocol for 802.11 networks. Superseded by WPA and WPA2.
●WLAN — Wireless Fidelity. Any system that uses the 802.11 standard developed and released in 1997 by the IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers).
●WLAN Client — A wireless device that connects to the Internet via WLAN.
●WLAN — WLAN LAN. A typically
●WPA/WPA2 — WLAN Protected Access. A security protocol for wireless 802.11 networks from the WLAN Alliance.
●WWAN — Wireless Wide Area Network. Wireless connectivity to the Internet achieved using cellular tower technology. This service is provided through cellular providers. WWAN connectivity allows a user with a laptop and a WWAN device to surf the Internet, check email, or connect to a virtual private network (VPN) from anywhere within the regional boundaries of the cellular service.
