NETGEAR CG814M manual Connection

Reference Manual for the Model CG814M Wireless Cable Modem Gateway

VPN	Virtual Private Network. A method for securely transporting data between two
	private networks by using a public network such as the Internet as a
	connection.
WAN	See wide area network.
WEP	Wired Equivalent Privacy. WEP is a data encryption protocol for 802.11b
	wireless networks. All wireless nodes and access points on the network are
	configured with a 64-bit or 128-bit Shared Key for data encryption.
wide area network	WAN. A long distance link used to extend or connect remotely located local
	area networks. The Internet is a large WAN.
Windows Internet	WINS. Windows Internet Naming Service is a server process for resolving
Naming Service	Windows-based computer names to IP addresses. If a remote network
	contains a WINS server, your Windows PCs can gather information from that
	WINS server about its local hosts. This allows your PCs to browse that remote
	network using Network Neighborhood.
WINS	See Windows Internet Naming Service.

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