<span>The customer's endpoint device on the WAN is called the Data Terminal Equipment (DTA).
WAN is wide area network, referring to a network that extends over a large area. DTA is an end instrument which converts information into signals.</span>
I guess you could say it offers a easier and faster way to facilitate the spread of information through visual displaying of the said information.
Did u shut it down and then reset it????? Did you unplug your internet adapter????