User's Manual

Glossary
GL-3
3EQ-10422-AAAA-TCZZA
Edition 01 Frbruary 2011
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L
L2TP
Layer 2 tunneling protocol; a tunneling protocol used to support virtual private
networks (VPNs).
LAN
Local Area Network
M
MAC
Media Access Control
Mb
Megabit; a unit of information commonly used to express the rate data is transferred.
MTU
Maximum Transmission Unit
N
NAT
Network Address Translation
Netmask
The designated IP address routing prefix for a network of computers and devices.
NIC
Network Interface Controller
NTP
Network Time Protocol
O
OUI
Organizationally Unique Identifier
Outbound Proxy Server
The server responsible for handling calls made behind the NAT device by examining
and translating the IP addresses.
P
PAP
Password Authentication Protocol
Ping
A computer network tool used to test whether a particular host is reachable across an
IP network.
PPPoE
Point-to-Point Protocol over Ethernet
PPTP
Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol