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DI-LB604 User’s Manual
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Appendix
TFTP
– Trivial File Transfer Protocol is a utility used for transferring files that is simpler to use than FTP but
with less features
Throughput
– The amount of data that can be transferred in a given time period
Traceroute
– A utility displays the routes between you computer and specific destination
U
UDP
– User Datagram Protocol
UNC
– Universal Naming Convention allows for shares on computers to be identified without having to know
what storage device it’s on
Unicast
– Communication between a single sender and receiver
Universal Plug and Play
– A standard that allows network devices to discover each other and configure
themselves to be a part of the network
UPnP
– Universal Plug and Play
URL
– Uniform Resource Locator is a unique address for files accessible on the Internet
UTP
– Unshielded Twisted Pair
V
Virtual LAN
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Virtual Private Network
– A secure tunnel over the Internet to connect remote offices or users to their
company’s network
VLAN
– Virtual LAN
Voice over IP
– Sending voice information over the Internet as opposed to the PSTN
VoIP
– Voice over IP
W
Wake on LAN
– Allows you to power up a computer though it’s Network Interface Card
WAN
– Wide Area Network
Web browser
– A utility that allows you to view content and interact will all of the information on the World
Wide Web
WEP
– Wired Equivalent Privacy is security for wireless networks that is supposed
to be comparable to that
of a wired network
Wi-Fi
– Wireless Fidelity
Wi-Fi Protected Access
– An updated version of security for wireless networks that provides authentication
as well as encryption
Wide Area Network
- A network spanning a large geographical area or consisting of more than one LAN.
Wireless ISP
– A company that provides a broadband Internet connection over a wireless connection
Wireless LAN
– Connecting to a Local Area Network over one of the 802.11 wireless standards
WISP
– Wireless Internet Service Provider
WLAN
– Wireless Local Area Network
Y
Yagi antenna
– A directional antenna used to concentrate wireless signals on a specific location