User's Manual

Glossary
TFTP Trivial File Transfer Protocol. Simplified version of FTP that
allows files to be transferred from one computer to another over a
network, usually without the use of client authentication.
UDP User Datagram Protocol. Connectionless transport layer protocol
in the TCP/IP protocol stack. UDP is a simple protocol that
exchanges datagrams without acknowledgments or guaranteed
delivery, requiring that error processing and retransmission be
handled by other protocols. UDP is defined in RFC 768.
WAN Wide Area Network. A computer network that spans a relatively
large geographical area. Wide area networks can be made up of
interconnected smaller networks spread throughout a building, a
state, or the entire globe.
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