TRENDnet TV-IP322P manual Fast Ethernet, Firewall, Group

	distributed company and operates the company’s mission-
	critical applications.
Ethernet	The most popular LAN communication technology. There
	are a variety of types of Ethernet, including 10Mbps
	(traditional Ethernet), 100Mbps (Fast Ethernet), and
	1,000Mbps (Gigabit Ethernet). Most Ethernet networks use
	Category 5 cabling to carry information, in the form of
	electrical signals, between devices. Ethernet is an
	implementation of CSMA/CD that operates in a bus or star
	topology.

F

Fast Ethernet	Fast Ethernet, also called 100BASE-T, operates at 10 or
	100Mbps per second over UTP, STP, or fiber-optic media.
Firewall	Firewall is considered the first line of defense in protecting
	private information. For better security, data can be
	encrypted. A system designed to prevent unauthorized
	access to or from a private network. Firewalls are frequently
	used to prevent unauthorized Internet users from accessing
	private networks connected to the Internet, especially
	Intranets all messages entering or leaving the intranet pass
	through the firewall, which examines each message and
	blocks those that do not meet the specified security criteria.

G

Gateway	A gateway links computers that use different data formats
	together.
Group	Groups consist of several user machines that have similar
	characteristics such as being in the same department.

H

HEX	Short for hexadecimal refers to the base-16 number system,
	which consists of 16 unique symbols: the numbers 0 to 9
	and the letters A to F. For example, the decimal number 15
	is represented as F in the hexadecimal numbering system.
	The hexadecimal system is useful because it can represent
	every byte (8 bits) as two consecutive hexadecimal digits. It

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