TD-W8960NB
300Mbps Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide
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LAN
- The computers and networking products that make up your local network.
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MAC
(
M
edia
A
ccess
C
ontrol)
Address -
The unique address that a manufacturer assigns to
each networking device.
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NAT
(
N
etwork
A
ddress
T
ranslation)
-
NAT technology translates IP addresses of a local area
network to a different IP address for the Internet.
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MER
(
MAC E
ncapsulation
R
outing)
- MER
allows IP packet to be carried as bridged frames.
There are many applications, such as IPoA, DSL networks and other frame-based network.
Depending on your equipment, they can be either bridged or routed within the network.
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Network -
A series of computers or devices connected for the purpose of data sharing,
storage, and/or transmission between users.
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Ping
(
P
acket
I
nternet
G
roper)
-
An Internet utility used to determine whether a particular IP
address is online.
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Port -
The connection point on a computer or networking device used for plugging in cables
or adapters.
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PPPoE
(
P
oint to
P
oint
P
rotocol
o
ver
E
thernet)
-
PPPoE stands for Point to Point protocol over
Ethernet, this protocol is used as a type of broadband connection that provides authentication
(username and password) in addition to data transport.
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PPPoA
(
P
oint to
P
oint
P
rotocol over
ATM
)
-
PPPoA stands for Point to Point protocol over
ATM, this protocol is also used as a type of broadband connection that provides
authentication (username and password) in addition to data transport.
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RADIUS
(
R
emote
A
uthentication
D
ial
-I
n
U
ser
S
ervice)
-
A protocol that uses an
authentication server to control network access.
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RJ45
(
R
egistered
J
ack
-45
)
-
An Ethernet connector that holds up to eight wires.
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Router -
A networking device that connects multiple networks together.
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RPC
(
R
emote
P
rocedure
C
alls)
-
RPC is a powerful technique for constructing distributed,
client-server based applications. It is based on extending the notion of convention, or local
procedure calling, so that the called procedure need not exist in the same address space as
the calling procedure. The two processes may be on the same system, or they may be on
different systems with a network connecting them. By using RPC, programmers of distributed
applications avoid the details of the interface with the network. The transport independence of
RPC isolates the application from the physical and logical elements of the data
communications mechanism and allows the application to use a variety of transports.
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Server -
Any computer whose function in a network is to provide user access to files, printing,
communications, and other services.
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SOHO
(
Small Office/Home Office
)
-
Market segment of professionals who work at home or
in small offices.
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SSID -
A Service Set Identification is a thirty-two character (maximum) alphanumeric key
identifying a wireless local area network. For the wireless devices in a network to
communicate with each other, all devices must be configured with the same SSID. This is
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.
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Static IP Address -
A fixed address assigned to a computer or device that is connected to a
network.
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