TP-LINK TL-ER6120 User Manual

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Glossary 
Description 
TCP(Transfer Control 
Protocol) 
Connection-oriented transport layer protocol that provides 
reliable full-duplex data transmission. 
TCP/IP(Transmission 
Control Protocol/ Internet 
Protocol) 
Common name for the suite of protocols to support the 
construction of worldwide Internet works. TCP and IP are the 
two best-known protocols in the suite. 
Telnet(Telecommunication 
Network protocol)
 
Telnet is used for remote terminal connection, enabling users to 
log in to remote systems and use resources as if they were 
connected to a local system. 
UDP(User Datagram 
Protocol) 
UDP is a simple protocol that exchanges datagram without
acknowledgments or guaranteed delivery, requiring that error 
processing and retransmission be handled by other protocols.
 
UPnP(Universal Plug and 
Play) 
UPnP is a set of networking protocols for primarily residential 
networks without enterprise class devices that permits 
networked devices. 
URL(Uniform Resource 
Locator) 
URL describes the access method and the location of an 
information resource object on the Internet 
VLAN(Virtual Local Area 
Network) 
Group of devices on one or more LANs that are configured 
(using management software) so that they can communicate as 
if they were attached to the same wire, when in fact they are 
located on a number of different LAN segments. Because 
VLANs are based on logical instead of physical connections, 
they are extremely flexible. 
VPN  (Virtual Private 
Network) 
Enables IP traffic to travel securely over a public TCP/IP
network by encrypting all traffic from one network to another.
 
W WAN(Wide Area Network) 
Data communications network that serves users across a broad
geographic area and often uses transmission devices provided 
by common carriers.