Mitel PAP2T User Manual

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DMZ (Demilitarized Zone) - Removes the Router's firewall protection from one PC, allowing it to be "seen" from 
the Internet.

DNS (Domain Name Server) - The IP address of your ISP's server, which translates the names of websites into IP 
addresses.

Domain - A specific name for a network of computers.

Download - To receive a file transmitted over a network. 

DSL (Digital Subscriber Line) - An always-on broadband connection over traditional phone lines.

Dynamic IP Address - A temporary IP address assigned by a DHCP server.

EAP (Extensible Authentication Protocol) - A general authentication protocol used to control network access. 
Many specific authentication methods work within this framework.

Encryption - Encoding data transmitted in a network. 

Ethernet - IEEE standard network protocol that specifies how data is placed on and retrieved from a common 
transmission medium.

Firewall - A set of related programs located at a network gateway server that protects the resources of a 
network from users from other networks.

Firmware - The programming code that runs a networking device.

FTP (File Transfer Protocol) - A protocol used to transfer files over a TCP/IP network.

Full Duplex - The ability of a networking device to receive and transmit data simultaneously.

Gateway - A device that interconnects networks with different, incompatible communications protocols. 

Half Duplex - Data transmission that can occur in two directions over a single line, but only one direction at a 
time.

HTTP (HyperText Transport Protocol) - The communications protocol used to connect to servers on the World 
Wide Web.

Infrastructure - A wireless network that is bridged to a wired network via an access point.

IP (Internet Protocol) - A protocol used to send data over a network.

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