Teletronics EZ Bridge 802.11G - Manual (Page 59)

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LAN(Local Area Network): A group of computers and peripheral devices
connected to share resources.
MAC (Medium Access Control) Address: A unique number that
distinguishes network cards.
MTU - MTU (Maximum Transmission/Transfer Unit) is the largest packet
size that can be sent over a network. Messages larger than the MTU are
divided into smaller packets.
NAT - NAT (Network Address Translation - also known as IP
masquerading) enables an organization to present itself to the Internet with
one address. NAT converts the address of each LAN node into one IP
address for the Internet (and vice versa). NAT also provides a certain
amount of security by acting as a firewall by keeping individual IP
addresses hidden from the WAN.
Preamble - Preamble refers to the length of a CRC (Cyclic Redundancy
Check) block that monitors’ communications between roaming wireless
enabled devices and access points.
Protocol - A standard way of exchanging information between computers.
RADIUS (Remote Authentication Dial In User Service): A server that issues
authentication key to clients.
RAM (Random Access Memory): Non-permanent memory.
RIP - RIP (Routing Information Protocol) is a routing protocol that is
integrated in the TCP/IP protocol. RIP finds a route
that is based on the smallest number of hops between the source of a
packet and its destination.
Router - Device that can connect individual LANs and remote sites to a
server.
Roaming - The ability to use a wireless device while moving from one
access point to another without losing the connection.
RTS - RTS (Request To Send) is a signal sent from the transmitting station
to the receiving station requesting permission to transmit data.
Server - Servers are typically powerful and fast machines that store
programs and data. The programs and data are shared by client machines
(workstations) on the network.
Static IP Address - A permanent IP address is assigned to a node in a