Buffalo Technology WHR-G300N-US Network Router User Manual


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SNMP (Simple Network Management
Protocol: An application layer protocol
thatoutlinestheformalstructurefor
communicationamongnetworkdevices.
Static IP Address: ApermanentIP
addressisassignedtoanodeinaTCP/IP
network.AlsoknownasglobalIP.
SSID: The“name”ofyourwireless
network.YoucangetitfromtheSetup
pageofthecongurationutility.
STP (Shielded Twisted Pair):TwistedPair
cablewrappedinametalsheathtoprovide
extraprotectionfromexternalinterfering
signals.
Subnet Mask:Aneight-byteaddress
dividedinto4partsseparatedbyperiods.
TCP/IP (Transmission Control Protocol/
Internet Protocol:Protocolusedby
computerswhencommunicatingacross
theInternetorIntranet.
TKIP (Temporal Key Integrity Protocol):
AnencryptionmethodreplacingWEP.
TKIPusesrandomIVandfrequentkey
exchanges.
Topology:TheshapeofaLAN(LocalArea
Network)orothercommunicationssystem.
Twisted Pair:Cablethatcomprises2
ormorepairofinsulatedwirestwisted
together.
UDP (User Datagram Protocol): A
communicationmethod(protocol)
thatoffersalimitedamountofservice
whenmessagesareexchangedbetween
computersinanetwork.UDPisusedas
analternativetoTCP/IP.
Uplink: Linktothenextlevelupina
communicationhierarchy.
UTP (Unshielded Twisted Pair) cable:
Twoormoreunshieldedwirestwisted
togethertoformacable.
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