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Local Area Network
A group of interconnected computers and support devices.
Media Access Control (MAC)
A portion of the networking protocol that governs access to the transmission
medium, facilitating the exchange of data between network nodes.
MIB
An acronym for Management Information Base. It is a set of database objects that
contains information about the device.
RJ-45 Connector
A connector for twisted-pair wiring.
Straight-through Port
An RJ-45 port which does not cross the receive and transmit signals internally (MDI)
so it can be connected with straight-through twisted-pair cable to any device having a
crossover port (MDI-X). Also referred to as a ‘Daisy-Chain’ port.
The RJ-45, 10/100 Mbps port supports Auto MDI/ MDI-X.
Switched Ports
Ports that are on separate collision domains or LAN segments.
UTP
Unshielded twisted-pair cable.