SonicWALL 170 manual

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Subnet - A portion of a network. Each subnet within a network shares a common network address and is uniquely identified by a subnetwork number.

Subnet Mask - A 32-bit number used to separate the network and host sections of an IP address. A subnet mask subdivides an IP network into smaller pieces. An example of a subnet mask might be 255.255.255.248 for subnet with only eight IP addresses.

TCP/IP - Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol is the basic communication protocol of the Internet. It supports sending information in packets, and identifies each device with a unique numeric IP address.

VPN - A Virtual Private Network is a virtual network that encrypts data and sends it privately over the Internet to protect sensitive information.

WAN - A Wide Area Network is a geographically distributed network composed of multiple networks joined into a single large network. The Internet is a global WAN.

WLAN - A Wireless Local Area Network is a LAN with wireless connections instead of physical connections.

SonicWALL TZ 170 Wireless Getting Started Guide

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