GLOSSARY

Home network glossary

Searchable definitions for planning and troubleshooting.

ONT: fiber optical handoff. Confirm device and regulatory support before applying settings.
NAT: private-to-public address translation. Confirm device and regulatory support before applying settings.
CGNAT: carrier shared IPv4 NAT. Confirm device and regulatory support before applying settings.
DHCP: automatic address configuration. Confirm device and regulatory support before applying settings.
DNS: name-to-address resolution. Confirm device and regulatory support before applying settings.
VLAN: logical Layer-2 segment. Confirm device and regulatory support before applying settings.
SSID: Wi-Fi network name. Confirm device and regulatory support before applying settings.
BSSID: radio interface identifier. Confirm device and regulatory support before applying settings.
RSSI: received signal indicator. Confirm device and regulatory support before applying settings.
SNR: signal-to-noise ratio. Confirm device and regulatory support before applying settings.
DFS: radar-aware channel selection. Confirm device and regulatory support before applying settings.
PoE: power over Ethernet. Confirm device and regulatory support before applying settings.
PSE: PoE power source. Confirm device and regulatory support before applying settings.
PD: PoE powered device. Confirm device and regulatory support before applying settings.
AP mode: routing-disabled access point role. Confirm device and regulatory support before applying settings.
bridge mode: gateway routing disabled. Confirm device and regulatory support before applying settings.
backhaul: AP-to-network transport. Confirm device and regulatory support before applying settings.
mDNS: local multicast name discovery. Confirm device and regulatory support before applying settings.