D-Link DGL-4100 Product Manual - Page 53

P Password - A sequence of characters that is used to authenticate requests to resources on a network Personal Area Network - The interconnection of networking devices within a range of 10 meters Physical layer - The first layer of the OSI model. Provides the hardware means of transmitting electrical signals on a data carrier PoE - Power over Ethernet is the means of transmitting electricity over the unused pairs in a category 5 Ethernet cable POP 3 - Post Office Protocol 3 is used for receiving email PPP - Point-to-Point Protocol is used for two computers to communicate with each over a serial interface, like a phone line PPPoE - Point-to-Point Protocol over Ethernet is used to connect multiple computers to a remote server over Ethernet PPTP - Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol is used for creating VPN tunnels over the Internet between two networks Preamble - Used to synchronize communication timing between devices on a network Q QoS - Quality of Service R RADIUS - Remote Authentication Dial-In User Service allows for remote users to dial into a central server and be authenticated in order to access resources on a network Rendezvous - Apple's version of UPnP, which allows for devices on a network to discover each other and be connected without the need to configure any settings Repeater - Retransmits the signal of an Access Point in order to extend it's coverage RIP - Routing Information Protocol is used to synchronize the routing table of all the routers on a network RJ-11 - The most commonly used connection method for telephones RJ-45 - The most commonly used connection method for Ethernet RS-232C - The interface for serial communication between computers and other related devices RSA - Algorithm used for encryption and authentication 53 Appendix D-Link Systems, Inc.