D-Link DGL-4300 Product Manual - Page 60

Dynamic IP address - IP address that is assigned by a DHCP server and that may change. Cable Internet providers usually use this method to assign IP addresses to their customers. E EAP - Extensible Authentication Protocol Email - Electronic Mail is a computer-stored message that is transmitted over the Internet Encryption - Converting data into cyphertext so that it cannot be easily read Enterprise - Large organizations that use computers Ethernet - The most widely used technology for Local Area Networks. F Fiber optic - A way of sending data through light impulses over glass or plastic wire or fiber File server - A computer on a network that stores data so that the other computers on the network can all access it File sharing - Allowing data from computers on a network to be accessed by other computers on the network will different levels of access rights Firewall - A device that protects resources of the Local Area Network from unauthorized users outside of the local network Firmware - Programming that is inserted into a hardware device that tells it how to function Fragmentation - Breaking up data into smaller pieces to make it easier to store FTP - File Transfer Protocol. Easiest way to transfer files between computers on the Internet Full-duplex - Sending and Receiving data at the same time G Gain - The amount an amplifier boosts the wireless signal Gateway - A device that connects your network to another, like the internet Gbps - Gigabits per second Gigabit Ethernet - Transmission technology that provides a data rate of 1 billion bits per second Graphical user interface - GUI H H.323 - A standard that provides consistency of voice and video transmissions and compatibility for videoconferencing devices 60 Appendix D-Link Systems, Inc.