Installation guide

G LOSSARY
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LOCAL AREA NETWORK (LAN)
A group of interconnected computer and support devices.
MEDIA ACCESS CONTROL (MAC)
A portion of the networking protocol that governs access to the transmission
medium, facilitating the exchange of data between network nodes.
MIB
An acronym for Management Information Base. It is a set of database objects
that contains information about the device.
RJ-45 CONNECTOR
A connector for twisted-pair wiring.
STP
Shielded Twisted Pair.
SMPS
Switching Mode Power Supply.
SWITCHED PORTS
Ports that are on separate collision domains or LAN segments.
TIA
Telecommunications Industry Association
UTP
Unshielded twisted-pair cable.