TP-Link manual TD-W8960N Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide

TD-W8960N Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide

typically the configuration parameter for a wireless PC card. It corresponds to the ESSID in the wireless Access Point and to the wireless network name.

¾Static IP Address - A fixed address assigned to a computer or device that is connected to a network.

¾Static Routing - Forwarding data in a network via a fixed path.

¾Subnet Mask - An address code that determines the size of the network.

¾TCP (Transmission Control Protocol) - A network protocol for transmitting data that requires acknowledgement from the recipient of data sent.

¾TCP/IP (Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol) - A set of instructions PCs use to communicate over a network.

¾TKIP (Temporal Key Integrity Protocol) - a wireless encryption protocol that provides dynamic encryption keys for each packet transmitted.

¾UDP (User Datagram Protocol) - A network protocol for transmitting data that does not require acknowledgement from the recipient of the data that is sent.

¾VCI (Virtual Channel Identifier) - The identifier of the VC contained in the ATM cell header.

¾VPI (Virtual Path Identifier) - The identifier of the VP contained in the ATM cell header.

¾Update - To replace existing software or firmware with a newer version.

¾VLAN (Virtual Local Air Network) - Logical subgroups that constitute a Local Area Network (LAN). This is done in software rather than defining a hardware solution.

¾VLAN ID (0-4095) - Indicates the ID number of the VLAN being configured. Up to 256 VLANs can be created.

¾WAN (Wide Area Network) - Networks that cover a large geographical area.

¾Web-based Utility - The web page that allows you to manage the Router.

¾WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy) - A data privacy mechanism based on a 64-bit or 128-bit or 152- bit shared key algorithm, as described in the IEEE 802.11g standard.

¾Wi-Fi - A trade name for the IEEE 802.11b wireless networking standard, given by the Wireless Ethernet Compatibility Alliance (WECA, see http://www.wi-fi.net), an industry standards group promoting interoperability among IEEE 802.11b devices.

¾WLAN (Wireless Local Area Network) - A group of computers and associated devices communicate with each other wirelessly, which network serving users are limited in a local area.

¾WPA (Wi-Fi Protected Access) - A wireless security protocol use TKIP (Temporal Key Integrity Protocol) encryption, which can be used in conjunction with a RADIUS server.

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