Glossary
802.11b | WLAN standard. Provides a transmission speed |
| of 11 Mbps in the 2.4 GHz band. |
802.11g | WLAN standard. Provides transmission speeds |
| of up to 54 Mbps (typically 22 Mbps) in the |
| 2.4 GHz band. Is considered a successor of, and |
| is compatible with, 802.11b. Enables high |
| speed data access from up to 100 meters |
| distance from the base station. |
DHCP | Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP). |
| The Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol is used |
| to configure IP addresses and applicable |
| information dynamically. Instead of a static (fixed) |
| IP address, DHCP clients receive their IP address |
| from a central DHCP server. |
DMZ | DeMilitarized Zone (DMZ) is a decoupled isolated |
| partial network that is switched between the |
| network to be protected and the unsecured |
| network. |
DNS | Domain Name System (DNS) Internet service that |
| is used to assign IP addresses to the corresponding |
| readable domain names and vice |
Firewall | Technology in the form of hardware and/or |
| software that controls the flow of data between |
| a private and an unprotected network (which is |
| LAN and Internet) or protects an internal |
| network from attacks from the Internet. |
Firmware | Preinstalled software to operate your Ovation. |
FTP | File Transfer Protocol (FTP) regulates file transfers |
| on the Internet. |
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