User's Manual

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Access Point. Communication hub for users to
connect to a LAN. Access Points are important
for providing heightened wireless security and for
extending the physical range of wireless service
accessibility
Airlink. Physical radio frequency connections
used for communications between units
ARP. Address Resolution Protocol – Maps
Firewall. A set of related programs located at a
network gateway server that protects the
resources of a network from users on other
networks
Firmware. The embedded programming code
running a networking device
Fragmentation. Breaking a packet into smaller
Internet address to physical address
CE (Data Communications Equipment).
esignation is applied to equipment such as
PLCs, etc. DTE is designed
to connect to DCE
Ethernet. IEEE standard network protocol that
specifies how data is placed on and retrieved
from a common transmission medium
units when transmitting over a network medium
HDX (Half Duplex). Data transmission
occurring in two directions over a single line,
IPCONFIG. A Windows 2000 and XP utility that
displays the IP address for a particular
Internet
storage, and/or transmission between users
Network speed. Bit rate on the RF link between
units in a network
ion or connection point,
computer or work station
OIP (Optimized IP). Compresses TCP and UDP
headers, and filters unnecessary
Backbone. The part of a network connecting of
the bulk of the systems and networks together -
handling the most data
Bandwidth. The transmission capacity of a
given device or network
Browser. An application program providing the
interface to view and interact with all the
information on the World Wide Web
that cannot support the original size of the
packet
FTP (File Transfer Protocol). A protocol used
to transfer files over a TCP/IP network
Gateway. A device interconnecting networks
with different, incompatible communications
protocols
COM Port. Both RS-232 serial communications
ports of the Viper wireless radio modem.
Configured as DCE and designed to connect
directly to a DTE
Default Gateway. A device forwarding Internet
traffic from your local area network
using separate Tx and Rx frequencies, but only
one direction at a time
HTTP (HyperText Transport Protocol).
Communications protocol used to connect to
servers on the World Wide Web
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This designation is applied to equipment like
modems. DCE is designed to connect to DTE
DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration
Protocol). A networking protocol that allows
administrators to assign temporary IP addresses
to network computers by "leasing" an IP address
to a user for a limited amount of time, instead of
assigning permanent IP addresses
DNS (Domain Name Server). Translates the
domain name into an IP address
networking device
MAC (Media Access Control). The unique
address a manufacturer assigns to each
networking device
MTU (Maximum Transmission Unit)
The largest TCP/IP packet hardware can carry
NAT (Network Address Translation). NAT
technology translates IP addresses of a local
area network to a different IP address for the
Domain. A specific name for a network of
computers
DTE (Data Terminal Equipment). This
Network. A series of computers or devices
connected for the purpose of data sharing,
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terminals, PCs, RTUs,
Dynamic IP Address. A temporary IP address
assigned by a DHCP server
Node. A network junct
typically a