Teletronics EZ Bridge 802.11G User Manual

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TCP/IP network. Also known as global IP.

Subnet Mask - Subnet Masks (SUBNET work masks) are used by IP
protocol to direct messages into a specified network segment (i.e., subnet).
A subnet mask is stored in the client machine, server or router and is
compared with an incoming IP ad-dress to determine whether to accept or
reject the packet.

SSID - SSID (Service Set Identifier) is a security measure used in WLANs.
The SSID is a unique identifier attached to packets sent over WLANs. This
identifier emulates a password when a wireless device attempts
communication on the WLAN. Because an SSID distinguishes WLANS
from each other, access points and wireless devices trying to connect to a
WLAN must use the same SSID.

TCP/IP - TCP/IP (Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol) is the
main Internet communications protocol. The TCP part ensures that data is
completely sent and received at the other end. Another part of the TCP/IP
protocol set is UDP, which is used to send data when accuracy and
guaranteed packet delivery are not as important (for example, in real-time
video and audio transmission).

TFTP (Trivial File Transfer Protocol) - Simple form of FTP (File Transfer
Protocol), which Uses UDP (User Datagram Protocol), rather than TCP/IP
for data transport and provides no security features.
TKIP (Temporal Key Integrity Protocol): An encryption method replacing
WEP.TKIP uses random IV and frequent key exchanges.

UDP (User Datagram Protocol) - A communication method (protocol) that
offers a limited amount of service when messages are exchanged between
computers in a network. UDP is used as an alternative
to TCP/IP.

Uplink: Link to the next level up in a communication hierarchy.

UTP (Unshielded Twisted Pair) cable - Two or more unshielded wires
twisted together to form a cable.

Virtual Servers - Virtual servers are client servers (such as Web servers)
that share resources with other virtual servers (i.e., it is not a dedicated
server).

WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy) - An encryption method based on 64 or