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Aolynk DR811/DR814 ADSL2+Broadband Router 9 Appendix - Glossary
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VPI
Virtual Path
Identifier
Together with the Virtual Circuit Identifier (VCI), the VPI uniquely
identifies a VC. Your ISP will tell you the VPI for each VC they
provide.
See also VC
.
WAN
Wide Area
Network
Any network spread over a large geographical area, such as a
country or continent. With respect to the ADSL router, WAN
refers to the Internet.
Web browser
A software program that uses Hyper-Text Transfer Protocol
(HTTP) to download information from (and upload to) web sites,
and displays the information, which may consist of text, graphic
images, audio, or video, to the user. Web browsers use
Hyper-Text Transfer Protocol (HTTP). Popular web browsers
include Netscape Navigator and Microsoft Internet Explorer.
See also HTTP, web site, WWW
.
Web page
A web site file typically containing text, graphics and hyperlinks
(cross-references) to the other pages on that web site, as well
as to pages on other web sites. When a user accesses a web
site, the first page that is displayed is called the
home page
.
See
also hyperlink, web site
.
Web site
A computer on the Internet that distributes information to (and
gets information from) remote users through web browsers. A
web site typically consists of web pages that contain text,
graphics, and hyperlinks.
See also hyperlink, web page
.
WWW
World Wide
Web
Also called
(the) Web.
Collective term for all web sites anywhere
in the world that can be accessed via the Internet.
ZIPB
Zero
Installation
PPP Bridge
It is a way to ensure that a home user can be assigned a public
IP address through the modem, and can then access the
Internet without having to configure NAT on the modem, or
install PPP software on the home computer. ZIPB mode
becomes active when it has been enabled, IPCP negotiation
has completed over the WAN PPP link, and a DHCPDISCOVER
has been received on the modem LAN interface.