User`s manual

IP Address

An identifier for a computer or device on a TCP/IP network.

Networks using the TCP/IP protocol route messages based on the IP

address of the destination. The format of an IP address is a 32-bit

numeric address written as four numbers separated by periods. Each

number's range is from 0 to 255. For example, 1.160.10.240 could be

a legal IP address.

ISP

Short for Internet Service Provider, a company that provides

access to the Internet. For a monthly fee, the service provider gives

you a software package, username, password and access phone

number. Equipped with a modem, you can then log on to the Internet

and browse the World Wide Web and USENET, and send and receive

e-mail.

Local Area Network (LAN)

A computer network that spans a relatively small area. Most

LANs are confined to a single building or group of buildings. However,

one LAN can be connected to other LANs over any distance via

telephone lines and radio waves. A system of LANs connected in this

way is called a wide-area network (WAN)

MAC Address

Short for Media Access Control address, a hardware address

that uniquely identifies each node of a network. In IEEE 802 networks,

the Data Link Control (DLC) layer of the OSI Reference Model is

divided into two sublayers: the Logical Link Control (LLC) layer and the

Media Access Control (MAC) layer. The MAC layer communicate

directly with the network media. Consequently, each different type of

network media requires a different MAC layer.

PPPoE (Point to Point Protocol over Ethernet)

PPPoE is Point to Point Protocol that uses Ethernet to authenti-

cate and connect a user’s computer or router to the ISPs network.

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