•Private IP Address - An IP address for a resource in your network that is not known or published outside the zone (for example LAN) where it is located.
•Public IP Address - An IP address for a resource in your network that is published outside your network to the WAN.
•Router - A device that routes data between networks through IP address information in the header of the IP packet. A router forwards packets to other routers until the packets reach their destination. The Internet is the largest example of a routed network.
•SSID - A Service Set Identifier is a unique string of characters that identifies a wireless network
•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
•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.
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