AirLive Traveler3G User Manual

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11. Glossary

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for each manufacturer), plus 3 bytes that are

ften used as the product’s serial number.

an access

pplication Protocol Port

Number

MAC Address: MAC stands for Media Access Control. A MAC address is the hardware
address of a device connected to a network. The MAC address is a unique identifier for a
device with an Ethernet interface. It is comprised of two parts: 3 bytes of data that
corresponds to the Manufacturer ID (unique
o


NAT: Network Address Translation. This process allows all of the computers on your home
network to use one IP address. Using the portable router’s NAT capability, you c
the Internet from any computer on your home network without having to purchase more IP
addresses from your ISP.


Port: Network Clients (LAN PC) uses port numbers to distinguish one network
application/protocol over another. Below is a list of common applications and protocol/port
numbers:

A

Telnet TCP

23

FTP TCP

21

SMTP TCP

25

POP3 TCP

110

H.323 TCP

1720

SNMP UCP

161

SNMP Trap

UDP

162

HTTP TCP

80

PPTP TCP

1723

PC Anywhere TCP

5631

PC Anywhere UDP

5632



PPPoE: Point-to-Point Protocol over Ethernet. Point-to-Point Protocol is a secure data
transmission method originally created for dial-up connections; PPPoE is for Ethernet
connections. PPPoE relies on two widely accepted standards, Ethernet and the
Point-to-Point Protocol. It is a communications protocol for transmitting information over

thernet between different manufacturers

E

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