Netgear wgt624v3 User Manual

Glossary

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Use the list below to find definitions for technical terms used in this manual.

IEEE 802.3 specification for 10 Mbps Ethernet over twisted pair wiring.

IEEE 802.3 specification for 100 Mbps Ethernet over twisted pair wiring.

802.1x defines port-based, network access control used to provide authenticated network access and 
automated data encryption key management. 
The IEEE 802.1x draft standard offers an effective framework for authenticating and controlling user traffic 
to a protected network, as well as dynamically varying encryption keys. 802.1x uses a protocol called EAP 
(Extensible Authentication Protocol) and supports multiple authentication methods, such as token cards, 
Kerberos, one-time passwords, certificates, and public key authentication. For details on EAP specifically, 
refer to IETF's RFC 2284.

IEEE specification for wireless networking at 54 Mbps operating in unlicensed radio bands over 5GHz.

IEEE specification for wireless networking at 11 Mbps using direct-sequence spread-spectrum (DSSS) 
technology and operating in the unlicensed radio spectrum at 2.5GHz.

A soon to be ratified IEEE specification for wireless networking at 54 Mbps using direct-sequence 
spread-spectrum (DSSS) technology and operating in the unlicensed radio spectrum at 2.5GHz. 802.11g is 
backwards compatible with 802.11b.

Short for asymmetric digital subscriber line, a technology that allows data to be sent over existing copper 
telephone lines at data rates of from 1.5 to 9 Mbps when receiving data (known as the downstream rate) and 
from 16 to 640 Kbps when sending data (known as the upstream rate).