Anti-Spyware — products dedicated to remove or block spyware.

Anti-Virus — products dedicated to remove or prevent virus infections.

DSL Cable (RJ11) — is the cable used to connect your modem to your telephone wall jack.

Cable Wall Outlet – this is your cable service outlet.

Coaxial Cable – this is the cable that connects your modem to the cable wall outlet in your home.

Email Client — is a computer program used to manages a user’s email.

Ethernet Port — connection port on the back of your modem for your Ethernet cable.

Ethernet Cable (RJ45) — this is the cable that carries your internet traffic between the modem and your computer or between your modem and your router.

External AC Power Adapter — provides the power to the modem.

Firewall — A firewall is a device designed to permit or deny network transmissions based upon a set of rules. It can be either hardware or software. Many personal computer operating systems include software-based firewalls to protect against threats from the public Internet.

MAC Address — (Media Access Control address) is a unique identifier assigned to network interfaces for communications on a network.

Malware — short for malicious software. This is software designed to harm or secretly access a computer system without the owner’s informed consent. Malware includes computer viruses, worms, Trojan horses, spyware, dishonest adware, scareware, crimeware, most rootkits, and other malicious and unwanted software or program.

Micro-Filter — a low pass filter installed between devices such as telephones or fax machines and a telephone line to prevent interference between those devices and a DSL service on the same line.

Modem — this is the piece of hardware supplied by Northwestel that connects your home computing equipment to the Internet.

Network adapter — is a computer hardware component that connects a computer to a computer network. This card is what your Ethernet cable attaches to in the back of your computer.

Peer-to-Peer (P2P) File Sharing — a method of distributing electronically stored information such as computer programs and digital media.

Peer-to-Peer (P2P) Application Software — a piece of software used for P2P file sharing e.g. BitTorrent, uTorrent.

Power Supply – provides the power to the modem.

Router — this is a piece of hardware that the customer owns that sits between your home computers and the modem, which connects to the Internet (Northwestel service).

Splitter – this is a small piece of hardware that is installed to stop unnecessary noise on the cable modem line which will interrupt data signal. These filters are placed on the outputs of the cable splitters that run to the TV and FM stereo hookups. If you happen to place one of these filters on your modem line it will result in an orange light and the modem will not work.

Spyware — Spyware is a type of malware that can be installed on computers, and which collects small pieces of information about users without their knowledge. The presence of spyware is typically hidden from the user, and can be difficult to detect. Typically, spyware is secretly installed on the user’s personal computer.

Two-Way Splitter — a small device used to split a telephone jack into two useable channels.

Webmail — an email client accessed via your web browser. Webmail offers the ability to send and receive email wherever there is a web browser.

Web Browser — is a software application for retrieving, presenting, and navigating information resources on the World Wide Web.