User's Guide

5G MiFi M2000 USER GUIDE 101
 NMEA port — National Marine Electronics Association port. The port through which
applications can access a GPS data stream.
 NNTP — Network News Transfer Protocol. The primary protocol used to connect to Usenet
servers and transfer news articles between systems over the Internet.
 POP3 — Post Office Protocol 3. A protocol in which email is received and held for you by your
Internet server until you download it.
 Port — A virtual data connection used by programs to exchange data. It is the endpoint in a
logical connection. The port is specified by the port number.
 Port Forwarding — A process that allows remote devices to connect to a specific computer
within a private LAN.
 Port Number — A 16-bit number used by the TCP and UDP protocols to direct traffic on a
TCP/IP host. Certain port numbers are standard for common applications.
 PRL — Preferred Roaming List. A list that your wireless phone or device uses to determine
which networks to connect with when you are roaming (Network operator specific).
 Protocol — A standard that enables connection, communication, and data transfer between
computing endpoints.
 Proxy — A firewall mechanism that replaces the IP address of a host on the internal (protected)
network with its own IP address for all traffic passing through it.
 Router — A device that directs traffic from one network to another.
 RSSI — Received Signal Strength Indicator. An estimated measure of how well a device can
hear a signal from an access point or router. RSSI value is pulled from the device’s Wi-Fi card
(hence “received” signal strength), so it is not the same as transmit power from an access point
or router.
 SIM — Subscriber Identification Module. Found in LTE and GSM network technology, the SIM is
a card containing identification information for the subscriber and their account. The SIM card
can be moved to different devices.
 SMTP — Simple Mail Transfer Protocol. The standard protocol for sending emails across the
Internet.
 SNMP — Simple Network Management Protocol. An Internet protocol used to manage and
monitor network devices and their functions.
 SSID — Service Set IDentifier. The name assigned to a Wi-Fi network.
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TCP/IP — Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol. The set of communications
protocols used for the Internet and other similar networks.