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TD-W8960N Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide ¾ Static Routing - Forwarding data in a network via a fixed path. ¾ Subnet Mask - An address code that determines the size of the network. ¾ TCP (Transmission Control Protocol) - A network protocol for transmitting data that requires acknowledgement from the recipient of data sent. ¾ TCP/IP (Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol) - A set of instructions PCs use to communicate over a network. ¾ TKIP (Temporal Key Integrity Protocol) - a wireless encryption protocol that provides dynamic encryption keys for each packet transmitted. ¾ UDP (User Datagram Protocol) - A network protocol for transmitting data that does not require acknowledgement from the recipient of the data that is sent. ¾ VCI (Virtual Channel Identifier) - The identifier of the VC contained in the ATM cell header. ¾ VPI (Virtual Path Identifier) - The identifier of the VP contained in the ATM cell header. ¾ Update - To replace existing software or firmware with a newer version. ¾ VLAN (Virtual Local Air Network) - Logical subgroups that constitute a Local Area Network (LAN). This is done in software rather than defining a hardware solution. ¾ VLAN ID (0-4095) - Indicates the ID number of the VLAN being configured. Up to 256 VLANs can be created. ¾ WAN (Wide Area Network) - Networks that cover a large geographical area. ¾ Web-based Utility - The web page that allows you to manage the Router. ¾ WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy) - A data privacy mechanism based on a 64-bit or 128-bit or 152- bit shared key algorithm, as described in the IEEE 802.11g standard. ¾ Wi-Fi - A trade name for the IEEE 802.11b wireless networking standard, given by the Wireless Ethernet Compatibility Alliance (WECA, see http://www.wi-fi.net), an industry standards group promoting interoperability among IEEE 802.11b devices. ¾ WLAN (Wireless Local Area Network) - A group of computers and associated devices communicate with each other wirelessly, which network serving users are limited in a local area. ¾ WPA (Wi-Fi Protected Access) - A wireless security protocol use TKIP (Temporal Key Integrity Protocol) encryption, which can be used in conjunction with a RADIUS server. 103

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TD-W8960N
Wireless N ADSL2+ Modem Router User Guide
¾
Static Routing -
Forwarding data in a network via a fixed path.
¾
Subnet Mask -
An address code that determines the size of the network.
¾
TCP
(
T
ransmission
C
ontrol
P
rotocol)
-
A network protocol for transmitting data that requires
acknowledgement from the recipient of data sent.
¾
TCP/IP
(
T
ransmission
C
ontrol
P
rotocol/
I
nternet
P
rotocol)
-
A set of instructions PCs use to
communicate over a network.
¾
TKIP
(
T
emporal
K
ey
I
ntegrity
P
rotocol)
-
a wireless encryption protocol that provides dynamic
encryption keys for each packet transmitted.
¾
UDP
(
U
ser
D
atagram
P
rotocol)
-
A network protocol for transmitting data that does not require
acknowledgement from the recipient of the data that is sent.
¾
VCI
(
V
irtual
C
hannel
I
dentifier) - The identifier of the VC contained in the ATM cell header.
¾
VPI
(
V
irtual
P
ath
I
dentifier) - The identifier of the VP contained in the ATM cell header.
¾
Update -
To replace existing software or firmware with a newer version.
¾
VLAN
(
V
irtual
L
ocal
A
ir
N
etwork)
-
Logical subgroups that constitute a Local Area Network
(LAN). This is done in software rather than defining a hardware solution.
¾
VLAN ID (0-4095) -
Indicates the ID number of the VLAN being configured. Up to 256 VLANs
can be created.
¾
WAN
(
W
ide
A
rea
N
etwork)
-
Networks that cover a large geographical area.
¾
Web-based Utility
- The web page that allows you to manage the Router.
¾
WEP
(
W
ired
E
quivalent
P
rivacy)
-
A data privacy mechanism based on a 64-bit or 128-bit or
152- bit shared key algorithm, as described in the IEEE 802.11g standard.
¾
Wi-Fi -
A trade name for the IEEE 802.11b wireless networking standard, given by the
Wireless Ethernet Compatibility Alliance (WECA, see
), an industry
standards group promoting interoperability among IEEE 802.11b devices.
¾
WLAN
(
W
ireless
L
ocal
A
rea
N
etwork)
-
A group of computers and associated devices
communicate with each other wirelessly, which network serving users are limited in a local
area.
¾
WPA
(
Wi-Fi P
rotected
A
ccess)
-
A wireless security protocol use TKIP (Temporal Key
Integrity Protocol) encryption, which can be used in conjunction with a RADIUS server.
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