User's Manual

LOSSARY

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RJ-45 CONNECTOR A connector for twisted-pair wiring.

SPLITTER A filter to separate DSL signals from POTS signals to prevent mutual

interference.

SNTP Simple Network Time Protocol: SNTP allows a device to set its internal

clock based on periodic updates from a Network Time Protocol (NTP)

server. Updates can be requested from a specific NTP server, or can be

received via broadcasts sent by NTP servers.

TCP/IP Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol. Protocol suite that

includes TCP as the primary transport protocol, and IP as the network layer

protocol.

TIA Telecommunications Industry Association

UDP User Datagram Protocol. UDP provides a datagram mode for packet-

switched communications. It uses IP as the underlying transport

mechanism to provide access to IP-like services. UDP packets are delivered

just like IP packets – connection-less datagrams that may be discarded

before reaching their targets. UDP is useful when TCP would be too

complex, too slow, or just unnecessary.

UPNP Universal Plug-and-Play. A set of protocols that allows devices to connect

seamlessly and simplifies the deployment of home and office networks,

using auto-discovery of other network devices, acquiring information about

device capabilities, and requests for services.

UTP Unshielded twisted-pair cable.

VPN Virtual Private Network. A secure tunnel used to protect data passing from

one network to another over the Internet.

WAN Wide Area Network. A computer network that spans a relatively large

geographical area. Typically, a WAN consists of two or more local-area

networks (LANs).