Ovation Software Ovation - Manual (Page 58)

Glossary
Port Describes an interface between the operating
system, applications, and Internet.
SMTP E mail programs use Simple Mail Transfer Protocol
(SMTP) to transmit data to the provider's mail
server It then forwards the e mail via intermediate
stations to the recipient’s mail server.
SSID Service Set Identifier; network name in WLAN,
allows stations in the WLAN to find the correct
access point.
TCP/IP Transmission Control Protocol / Internet Protocol;
this is the transport protocol on which the data
transmission on the Internet is based.
WAN A Wide Area Network is a network mainly
working across great distances.
WEP Wired Equivalent Privacy; Describes a 128 bit
encryption process used for wireless LANs.
WLAN Wireless Local Area Network is a remote
technology for wireless networking.
WPA PSK WiFi Protected Access is an encryption method
for a WLAN.
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