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RJ-45
A connector similar to a telephone connector that holds up to eight wires used for connecting
Ethernet devices.
Router
Protocol-dependent device that connects subnet works together. Routers are useful in breaking
down a very large network into smaller sub networks; they introduce longer delays and
typically have much lower throughput rates than bridges.
Powerline Networking
Data transmission over powerlines.
Password
Sequence of characters that serves as input to a key derivation function that generates an
Encryption Key (EK).
Protocol
A protocol is a standardized set of rules that specify how a conversation is to take place,
including the format, timing, sequencing and/ or error checking.
Static IP Addressing
A method of assigning IP addresses to clients on the network. In networks with Static IP
address, the network administrator manually assigns an IP address to each computer. Once a
Static IP address is assigned, a computer uses the same IP address every time it reboots and
logs on to the network, unless it is manually changed.
Transmission Control Protocol / Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)
TCP/IP is the protocol suite developed by the Advanced Research Projects Agency (ARPA). It is
widely used in corporate Internet works, because of its superior design for WANs. TCP governs
how packet is sequenced for transmission the network. The term “TCP/IP” is often used
generically to refer to the entire suite of related protocols.
Wide Area Network (WAN)
A WAN consists of multiple LANs that are tied together via telephone services and / or fiber
optic cabling. WANs may span a city, a state, a country, or even the world.