Glossary - D-Link GamerLounge DGL-4300 Owner's Manual

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Glossary

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Access Control List - ACL. Database of network devices that are allowed to access resources on the
network.
Access Point - AP. Device that allows wireless clients to connect to it and access the network
Ad-hoc network - Peer-to-Peer network between wireless clients
Address Resolution Protocol - ARP. Used to map MAC addresses to IP addresses so that conversions can
be made in both directions.
ADSL - Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line
Advanced Encryption Standard - AES. Government encryption standard
Alphanumeric - Characters A-Z and 0-9
Antenna - Used to transmit and receive RF signals.
AppleTalk – A set of Local Area Network protocols developed by Apple for their computer systems
AppleTalk Address Resolution Protocol – AARP. Used to map the MAC addresses of Apple computers to
their AppleTalk network addresses, so that conversions can be made in both directions.
Application layer - 7th Layer of the OSI model. Provides services to applications to ensure that they can
communicate properly with other applications on a network.
ASCII - American Standard Code for Information Interchange. This system of characters is most commonly
used for text files
Attenuation – The loss in strength of digital an analog signals. The loss is greater when the signal is being
transmitted over long distances.
Authentication –To provide credentials, like a Password, in order to verify that the person or device is really
who they are claiming to be
Automatic Private IP Addressing - APIPA. An IP address that a Windows computer will assign itself when it
is configured to obtain an IP address automatically but no DHCP server is available on the network
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