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● Telnet — Telecommunication Network. A network protocol used on the Internet or on local area networks.
● TFTP — Trivial File Transfer Protocol. A file transfer protocol with a subset of FTP functionality.
● UDP — User Datagram Protocol. A simple transport protocol used to transfer information on the Internet.
● VNC — Virtual Network Computing. A graphical desktop sharing system that uses the RFB protocol to remotely
control another computer.
● VPN — Virtual Private Network. A secure private network that runs over the public Internet.
● VPN Passthrough — A feature that allows a client to establish a tunnel only with a specific VPN server.
● WAN — Wide Area Network. A public network that extends beyond architectural, geographical, or political
boundaries (unlike a LAN, which is usually a private network located within a room, building, or other limited area).
● WEP — Wired Equivalent Privacy. An IEEE standard security protocol for 802.11 networks. Superseded by WPA
and WPA2.
● WLAN — Wireless Fidelity. Any system that uses the 802.11 standard developed and released in 1997 by the
IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers).
● WLAN Client — A wireless device that connects to the Internet via WLAN.
● WLAN — WLAN LAN. A typically low-power network that transmits a wireless signal over a span of a few
hundred feet and usually only to stationary devices.
● WPA/WPA2 — WLAN Protected Access. A security protocol for wireless 802.11 networks from the WLAN
Alliance.
● WWAN — Wireless Wide Area Network. Wireless connectivity to the Internet achieved using cellular tower
technology. This service is provided through cellular providers. WWAN connectivity allows a user with a laptop and
a WWAN device to surf the Internet, check email, or connect to a virtual private network (VPN) from anywhere
within the regional boundaries of the cellular service.
