User's Manual

Reference Manual for the Model WGR614 Cable/DSL Wireless Router
4 Glossary
Universal Plug and
Play
UPnP. A networking architecture that provides compatibility among
networking equipment, software and peripherals of the 400+ vendors that are
part of the Universal Plug and Play Forum. UPnP compliant routers provide
broadband users at home and small businesses with a seamless way to
participate in online games, videoconferencing and other peer-to-peer
services.
UTP
Unshielded twisted pair. The cable used by 10BASE-T and 100BASE-Tx
Ethernet networks.
WAN
See wide area network.
WEP
Wired Equivalent Privacy. WEP is a data encryption protocol for 802.11
wireless networks. All wireless nodes and access points on the network are
configured with a 64-bit or 128-bit Shared Key for data encryption.
wide area network
WAN. A long distance link used to extend or connect remotely located local
area networks. The Internet is a large WAN.
Windows Internet
Naming Service
WINS. Windows Internet Naming Service is a server process for resolving
Windows-based computer names to IP addresses. If a remote network
contains a WINS server, your Windows PCs can gather information from that
WINS server about its local hosts. This allows your PCs to browse that remote
network using Network Neighborhood.
WINS
See Windows Internet Naming Service.