Appendix c, Glossary – Linksys WAP2000 User Manual
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Glossary
Wireless-G Access Point with Power Over Ethernet
Appendix C
TCP (Transmission Control Protocol) A network protocol 
for transmitting data that requires acknowledgement 
from the recipient of data sent.
TCP/IP (Transmission Control Protocol/Internet 
Protocol) A set of instructions PCs use to communicate 
over a network.
Telnet A user command and TCP/IP protocol used for 
accessing remote PCs.
TFTP (Trivial File Transfer Protocol) A version of the 
TCP/IP FTP protocol that has no directory or password 
capability.
Throughput The amount of data moved successfully 
from one node to another in a given time period.
Trunking Link Aggregation. Optimizes port usage by 
linking a group of ports together to form a single trunk 
(aggregated groups).
TX Rate Transmission Rate.
UDP (User Data Protocol) Communication protocol that 
transmits packets but does not guarantee their delivery.
Upgrade To replace existing software or firmware with a 
newer version. 
Upload To transmit a file over a network.
URL (Uniform Resource Locator) The address of a file 
located on the Internet.
VLAN (Virtual Local Area Networks) Logical subgroups 
that constitute a Local Area Network (LAN). This is done in 
software rather than defining a hardware solution.
WAN (Wide Area Network) Networks that cover a large 
geographical area.
Wildcard Mask Specifies which IP address bits are 
used, and which bits are ignored. A wild card mask 
of 255.255.255.255 indicates that no bit is important. 
A wildcard of 0.0.0.0 indicates that all the bits are 
important. 
For example, if the destination IP address is 149.36.184.198 
and the wildcard mask is 255.36.184.00, the first two bits 
of the IP address are used, while the last two bits are 
ignored.
