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User Manual
BritePort 8120
Mac Address - Media Access Control — A unique address associated with an Ethernet
card.
Mbps - Megabits per second — A measure of data transfer speed.
Megabits/Megabytes - One million bits/bytes.
Modem - A device that allows a computer to transmit data to other computers via telephone
lines.
Multiplexing - Sending multiple signals on one channel by dividing time or frequency
intervals among them.
NAT - Network Address Translation — An Internet standard that enables a local-area
network to use one set of IP addresses for internal traffic and a second set of IP
addresses for external traffic. NAT provides a type of firewall security by hiding
internal IP addresses. Since they’re used internally only, there’s no possibility of
conflict with IP addresses used by other companies and organizations.
Netscape Navigator/Communicator - A popular Web browser.
NIC - Network Interface Card — A card that is installed in a computer so that it can be
connected to a network. The NIC manages the flow of network information to and
from the computer.
Octet - A group of eight binary bits. A less precise term for an octet is a byte.
Packet - A unit of information, which is data of a fixed length, sent as a whole from one
device to another on a network. It contains a header with destination address and
control information and a payload that has the user data.
Ping - Packet Internet Groper — An Internet program used to determine whether a specific
IP address is accessible. It works by sending a packet to the specified address and waits
for a reply. PING is used primarily to troubleshoot network connections.
Plug-and-Play - The capability of an operating system to automatically detect any new
device attached to the computer.
POTS - Plain Old Telephone Service — The term refers to the conventional telephone
service using Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN).