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Glossary of Terms
MAC Address - MAC stands for Media Access Control. A MAC
address is the hardware address of a device connected to a network.
A MAC address is unique (different) for every device.
NAT - Network Address Translation. This process allows all of the
computers on your home network to use one IP address. Using the
NAT capability of the Belkin 4-Port Cable/DSL Gateway Router, you
can access the Internet from any computer on your home network
without having to purchase more IP addresses from your ISP.
PPPoE - Point-to-Point Protocol over Ethernet. Point-to-Point Protocol
is a method of secure data transmission originally created for dial-up
connections; PPPoE is for Ethernet connections.
SPI - Stateful Packet Inspection. SPI is the type of corporate-grade
Internet security provided by your Belkin 4-Port Cable/DSL Gateway
Router. Using SPI, the gateway acts as a "firewall," protecting your
network from computer hackers.
Subnet Mask - A subnet mask, which may be a part of the TCP/IP
information provided by your ISP, is a set of four numbers configured
like an IP address. It is used to create IP address numbers used only
within a particular network (as opposed to valid IP address numbers
recognized by the Internet, which must be assigned by InterNIC).
TCP/IP - Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol. This is the
standard protocol for data transmission over the Internet.
WAN - Wide Area Network. A network that connects computers
located in geographically separate areas, (i.e., different buildings,
cities, countries). The Internet is a wide area network.