VoloAccess™ User Manual
Copyright © Vololink Pty Ltd 2006-2010 V1.43 July 2010 Page 74 of 78
PAP – Password Authentication Protocol. PAP is used in PPP authentication to verify the identity of a peer
system.
PBC – Push Button Configuration.
PIN – Personal Identification Number. A PIN is a secret numeric password shared between a user and a
system that can be used to authenticate the user to the system.
PPP – Point to Point Protocol. PPP is used to establish an authenticated connection between two host
systems. The authentication is in the form of a Username and Password pair known to both hosts.
Protocol – The rules of order by which a communications network is operated.
PUK – Personal Unlocking Key. Used in GSM mobile phones to unlock a locked SIM.
R
RF – Radio Frequency is the frequency or rate of oscillation of a radio signal.
S
SIM – Subscriber Identity Module. A SIM is a removable card for mobile cellular telephony devices such as
mobile computers and mobile phones. A SIM securely store the service-subscriber key used to identify a
subscriber. The SIM allows users to change phones by simply removing the SIM from one mobile phone
and inserting it into another mobile phone.
SMS – Short Messaging Service. A service through which users can send text based messages from one
device to another.
SSID – Service Set Identifier. A SSID (also known as Network Name) is a name used to identify a 802.11
wireless LAN.
Static DHCP - Static DHCP is a feature which makes the DHCP server on your router (VoloAccess) always
assign the same IP address to a specific computer on your LAN.
T
TCP/IP – Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol. The basic communication language or protocol of
the Internet.
U
UPnP™ – Universal Plug and Play. A set of computer network protocols that allow devices to connect
seamlessly and to simplify the implementation of networks (data sharing, communications, and
entertainment) in the home and corporate environments.
UMTS – Universal Mobile Telecommunications System. UMTS is a so-called 'third-generation (3G),'
broadband, packet-based transmission of text, digitised voice, video, and multimedia.
SIM – Universal Subscriber Identity Module. A SIM is an application for UMTS mobile telephony which is
inserted in a 3G mobile phone.
V
VoIP – Voice over Internet Protocol. A term used in IP telephony for a set of facilities for managing the
delivery of voice information using the Internet Protocol (IP).
VPN – Virtual Private Network. A VPN is a communications network tunnelled through another network.
One common application is secure communications through the public Internet.
W
WAN – Wide Area Network. A WAN is a computer network that covers a broad area (i.e., any network
whose communications links cross metropolitan, regional, or national boundaries). The largest and most
well-known example of a WAN is the Internet.
WEP – Wired Equivalent Privacy. WEP is a (now superseded) algorithm to secure IEEE 802.11 wireless
networks. WEP was intended to provide confidentiality comparable to that of a traditional wired network;
however several serious weaknesses have been identified with the result that a WEP connection can be
cracked with readily available software within minutes. WEP has been superseded by Wi-Fi Protected
Access (WPA).
