NETGEAR 700 Series Managed Switch for Software v2.1 - Manual (Page 148)

700 Series Managed Switch User’s Guide for Software v2.1
10 Glossary
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WAN
A long distance link used to extend or connect remotely located local area networks. The Internet is a large
WAN.
wide area network
WAN. A long distance link used to extend or connect remotely located local area networks. The Internet is a
large WAN.
Windows Internet Naming Service
WINS. Windows Internet Naming Service is a server process for resolving Windows-based computer names
to IP addresses.
If a remote network contains a WINS server, your Windows PCs can gather information from that WINS
server about its local hosts. This allows your PCs to browse that remote network using the Windows
Network Neighborhood feature.
WINS
WINS. Windows Internet Naming Service is a server process for resolving Windows-based computer names
to IP addresses.