User's Manual

Chapter 6 – Glossary
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into small units, called packets, to be sent to another
computer and how the receiving computer reassembles
the packets into a single file. IP determines how the
packets are routed across the Internet.
UPnP Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) is a standard that uses
Internet and Web protocols to enable devices such as
PCs, peripherals, and wireless devices to be plugged into
a network and automatically know about each other.