NETGEAR MR814v2 - Manual (Page 137)

Reference Manual for the MR814v2 Cable/DSL Wireless Router
Glossary 3
Point-to-Point
Protocol PPP. A protocol allowing a computer using TCP/IP to connect directly to the
Internet.
RFC Request For Comment. Refers to documents published by the Internet
Engineering Task Force (IETF) proposing standard protocols and procedures
for the Internet. RFCs can be found at www.ietf.org.
RIP See Routing Information Protocol.
router A device that forwards data between networks. An IP router forwards data
based on IP source and destination addresses.
Routing Information
Protocol A protocol in which routers periodically exchange information with one
another so that they can determine minimum distance paths between sources
and destinations.
subnet mask See netmask.
UPnP See Universal Plug and Play.
Universal Plug and
Play UPnP. A networking architecture that provides compatibility among
networking equipment, software and peripherals of the 400+ vendors that are
part of the Universal Plug and Play Forum. UPnP compliant routers provide
broadband users at home and small businesses with a seamless way to
participate in online games, videoconferencing and other peer-to-peer
services.
UTP Unshielded twisted pair. The cable used by 10BASE-T and 100BASE-Tx
Ethernet networks.
WAN See wide area network.
WEP Wired Equivalent Privacy. WEP is a data encryption protocol for 802.11b
wireless networks. All wireless nodes and access points on the network are
configured with a 64-bit or 128-bit Shared Key for data encryption.
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 Network Neighborhood.
WINS See Windows Internet Naming Service.