ZyXEL xtrememimo x-550 Manuale Utente

ZyXEL X-550 User’s Guide 

ACL. This is a database of network devices that are allowed to access resources on the network.   

AP. Device that allows wireless clients to connect to it and access the network   

A Microsoft specification for the interaction of software components.   

Peer-to-Peer network between wireless clients   

ARP. Used to map MAC addresses to IP addresses so that conversions can be made in both directions.   

Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line   

AES. Government encryption standard   

Characters A-Z and 0-9   

Used to transmit and receive RF signals.   

A set of Local Area Network protocols developed by Apple for their computer systems   

AARP. Used to map the MAC addresses of Apple computers to their AppleTalk network addresses, so 
that conversions can be made in both directions.   

7th Layer of the OSI model. Provides services to applications to ensure that they can communicate 
properly with other applications on a network.   

American Standard Code for Information Interchange. This system of characters is most commonly used 
for text files   

The loss in strength of digital and analog signals. The loss is greater when the signal is being transmitted 
over long distances.   

To provide credentials, like a Password, in order to verify that the person or device is really who they are 
claiming to be