Service acronyms, Service acronym definitions – Actiontec electronic Actiontec Wireless DSL Gateway GT704WG User Manual

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Service Acronyms

The following information is related to the Firewall options (High, Medium,
and Low) section in the “Advanced Setup” chapter of this manual. This appendix
explains the meaning of the service acronyms included with the various levels of
firewall security, and the

UDP

and

TCP

ports used by each service.

Service Acronym Definitions

DNS
Domain Name System. A data query system used to translate host names into
Internet addresses (i.e., www.somewebsite.com translates to

888.999.000.111

).

Uses

UDP

53 and

TCP

53.

EPMAP
EndPoint Mapper. Uses

UDP

135 and

TCP

135.

FTP
File Transfer Protocol. A protocol used to transfer files over the Internet. Uses

TCP 20

and

21

.

HTTP
HyperText Transfer Protocol. This protocol delivers information over the
Internet, and is used when a computer connects to a Web site via an Internet
browser. Uses

TCP 80

.

HTTPS
HyperText Transfer Protocol using Secure Socket Layer. A secure version of the
protocol that delivers information over the Internet. Uses

UDP

443 and

TCP

443.

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