Reference Manual for the Model DG824M Wireless ADSL Modem Gateway

subnet mask

See netmask.

UTP

Unshielded twisted pair. The cable used by 10BASE-T and 100BASE-Tx

 

Ethernet networks.

VCI

Virtual Channel Identifier. Together with the VPI, defines a Virtual Channel

 

through an ATM network. Used by ATM switching equipment to route data

 

through the network.

VPI

Virtual Path Identifier. Together with the VCI, defines a Virtual Channel

 

through an ATM network. Used by ATM switching equipment to route data

 

through the network.

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.

Wi-Fi

See 802.11b. A trade name for the 802.11b wireless networking standard,

 

given by the Wireless Ethernet Compatibility Alliance (WECA, see http://

 

www.wi-fi.net), an industry standard group promoting interoperability among

 

802.11b devices.

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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