User Manual
Table Of Contents
- Contents
- About This Guide
- Introducing the Firewall Router
- Hardware Installation
- Setting Up Your Computers
- Running the Setup Wizard
- Router Configuration
- Troubleshooting
- Using Discovery
- IP Addressing
- Safety Information
- End User Software License Agreement
- ISP Information
- Glossary
- Regulatory Notices for the ADSL Wireless 108Mbps 11g Firewall Router
- Index
GLOSSARY 117
TCP relates to the content of the data travelling through a network — ensuring
that the information sent arrives in one piece when it reaches its destination.
IP relates to the address of the end station to which data is being sent, as well
as the address of the destination network.
Traffic The movement of data packets on a network.
universal plug and play Universal plug and play is a system which allows compatible applications to
read some of their settings from the Router. This allows them to automatically
configure some, or all, of their settings and need less user configuration.
URL Filter A URL Filter is a feature of a firewall that allows it to stop its clients form
browsing inappropriate Web sites.
VLAN Virtual Local Are Network. It states in 802.1q, the VLAN features frame
format extensions to support Virtual Local Area Network tagging. A VLAN
acts like an ordinary LAN, but connected devices don’t have to be physically
connected to the same segment.
WA N Wide Area Network. A network that connects computers located in
geographically separate areas (for example, different buildings, cities, or
countries). The Internet is an example of a wide area network.
WDS Wireless Distribution System. A system that can be comprised of a bridging
and/or a repeater mode. In wireless bridging, APs communicate only with
each other to bridge together two separate networks. In wireless repeating,
APs rebroadcast received signals to extend reach and range, at the expense of
throughput. The Router uses wireless repeating.
WECA Wireless Ethernet Compatibility Alliance. An industry group formed to certify
cross vendor interoperability and compatibility of 802.11b and 802.11g
wireless networking products and to promote the standard for enterprise,
small business and home environments. (see also 802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi)
WEP Wired Equivalent Privacy. A shared key encryption mechanism for wireless
networking. Encryption strength is 40/64 bit or 128 bit.
Wi-Fi Wireless Fidelity. This is the certification granted by WECA to products that
meet their interoperability criteria. (see also 802.11b, WECA)