In practically all models of routers, it is possible to find the abbreviations LAN, WAN, WLAN, DNS, WPS, and Ethernet. Although most routers are easy to install, most people don’t know what each of these acronyms means.
It is essential to know the meaning of each one so that you do not have problems with your network, ensuring the smooth functioning and speed of the internet. For those who are not connected, it may seem a little confusing, but it is not.
Here in this article, we will explain in a straightforward way each of these acronyms so that you understand how it works and that ethernet is (ethernet คือ which is the term in Thai) important, thus, you will not have problems related to your connection.
Below see what each acronym means and what they are:
LAN
This acronym is the abbreviation, in English, “Local Area Network”, some also call it the local network. So, when you hear one of these two terms, you already know it’s LAN.
Now it is essential to know what it is. The LAN is the configuration made on networks installed in small areas like homes and small businesses like offices.
At the router’s LAN port, users can connect to multiple computers and notebooks to distribute and transmit the signal and connect to the internet.
WAN
WAN stands for Wide Area Network, and, unlike LAN, WAN is ideal for placing in more prominent places, as this configuration has a quality that reaches greater distances.
Large companies rely on this type of service so that everyone can use the same network smoothly and effectively.
WLAN
This acronym means Wireless-LAN; it is more possible for people to know the term when it is not abbreviated. This network works in a way almost similar to the LAN. The difference is that it does not need cables connected to work; that is, it is a wireless network.
This network uses radio waves to connect and also to transmit data to the devices that are connected to it.
DNS
DNS stands for Domain Name System or translating into Portuguese, Domain Name System. DNS has the function of facilitating access to the desired sites.
The DNS identifies the site’s IP and can make it open without having to enter some numbers for identification. Without this system, instead of accessing a website by name, like Google.com, you would have to know the IP number of the Google server.
WPS
Wi-Fi Protected Setup is the meaning of this acronym. This feature makes the router able to allow other devices to connect to the Wi-Fi network in a more straightforward, faster, and more efficient way.
This feature is widely used to place signal repeaters without setting passwords (we already have too many passwords in our lives, right ?!). But, on the other hand, WPS can leave the network more vulnerable to people who have physical access to it.
Ethernet
Ethernet especially industrial ethernet is the physical system that transmits the electronic internet signal to devices via cables. It was on top of this data transfer system that the internet emerged.
It Is Essential To Do A Speed Test.
Now that it has become clear what each acronym means and what it is, it is also essential to clarify another point that is the question of the speed test that needs to be done.
