User's Manual

Protocol route messages based on the IP Address of the destination. The format of an IP address

is a 32-bit numeric address written as four numbers separated by periods. Each number can be

from zero to 255.

IPSec

Internet Protocol Security is a security standard for network transmission. It provides

authentication and packet encryption over the Internet.

ISP

Short for Internet Service Provider, a company that provides access to the Internet, usually for a

monthly fee. The ISP provides a software package, username, password and access phone

number allowing users to log on to the Internet, browse the World Wide Web and send and

receive e-mail.

Local Area Network (LAN)

A computer network that spans a relatively small area. Most LANs are confined to a single

building or group of buildings. However, one LAN can be connected to other LANs over any

distance via telephone lines and radio waves. A system of LANs connected in this way is called

a wide area network (WAN)

MAC Address

Short for Media Access Control Address and in a hardware address that uniquely identifies each

node of a network.

NAT

Short for Network Address Translation, a routing protocol that allows global IP Addresses to be

translated into multiple private IP Addresses for use on internal LAN networks. The explosion

in the use of the Internet has created a critical problem for the Internet Assigned Numbers

Authority (IANA) which is in charge of assigning IP Addresses to Internet users, ISPs etc.. NAT

is a technology that has been introduced to help maximize the utilization of assigned IAN and

global IP Addresses.

Network Protocol

Network protocols encapsulate and forward data packets from one interface to another.

PAP/CHAP ISP

Short for Password Authentication Protocol and Challenge Handshake Authentication Protocol.

Most ISPs use either one for user identification. If your ISP doesn’t support these two protocols,

contact your ISP for an authentication script.

PPP

Short for Point-to-Point Protocol, a communications protocol for transmitting information over

standard telephone lines between devices from different manufacturers.

PPPoE

Short for PPP over Ethernet, relying on two widely accepted standards, Ethernet and the

Point-to-Point Protocol. It’s a communications protocol for transmitting information between

devices from different manufacturers over an Ethernet.

PPTP

Short for Point to Point Tunneling Protocol, PPTP encapsulates the packet for transmission over

the Internet. It is similar to creating a private “tunnel” over a large public network and has

almost equal security to a private network without actually leasing a private line.

Protocol

An agreed format for transmitting, sending and receiving data between two devices.