D-Link 108G User Manual
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DI-634M User’s Manual
D-Link Systems, Inc.
Appendix
Glossary
A
Access Control List - ACL. Database of network devices that are allowed to access resources on the
network.
network.
Access Point - AP. Device that allows wireless clients to connect to it and access the network
Ad-hoc network - Peer-to-Peer network between wireless clients
Address Resolution Protocol - ARP. Used to map MAC addresses to IP addresses so that conversions can
be made in both directions.
be made in both directions.
ADSL - Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line
Advanced Encryption Standard - AES. Government encryption standard
Alphanumeric - Characters A-Z and 0-9
Antenna - Used to transmit and receive RF signals.
AppleTalk – A set of Local Area Network protocols developed by Apple for their computer systems
AppleTalk Address Resolution Protocol – AARP. Used to map the MAC addresses of Apple computers to
their AppleTalk network addresses, so that conversions can be made in both directions.
their AppleTalk network addresses, so that conversions can be made in both directions.
Application layer - 7th Layer of the OSI model. Provides services to applications to ensure that they can
communicate properly with other applications on a network.
communicate properly with other applications on a network.
ASCII - American Standard Code for Information Interchange. This system of characters is most commonly
used for text files
used for text files
Attenuation – The loss in strength of digital an analog signals. The loss is greater when the signal is being
transmitted over long distances.
transmitted over long distances.
Authentication –To provide credentials, like a Password, in order to verify that the person or device is really
who they are claiming to be
who they are claiming to be
Automatic Private IP Addressing - APIPA. An IP address that a Windows computer will assign itself when it
is configured to obtain an IP address automatically but no DHCP server is available on the network
is configured to obtain an IP address automatically but no DHCP server is available on the network
B
Backward Compatible - The ability for new devices to communicate and interact with older legacy devices
to guarantee interoperability
to guarantee interoperability
Bandwidth - The maximum amount of bytes or bits per second that can be transmitted to and from a network
device
device
Basic Input/Output System – BIOS. A program that the processor of a computer uses to startup the system
once it is turned on
once it is turned on
Baud – Data transmission speed
Bit rate – The amount of bits that pass in given amount of time
bit/sec – bits per second
BOOTP – Bootstrap Protocol. Allows for computers to be booted up and given an IP address with no user
intervention
intervention
Bottleneck – A time during processes when something causes the process to slowdown or stop all together
Broadband – A wide band of frequencies available for transmitting data