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Voip, Virtual server – Siemens SX763 User Manual

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Virtual server
A virtual

Server

provides a service on the

Internet

that runs not on itself, but on another

network component. The Gigaset SX763 WLAN dsl can be configured as a virtual server.
It will then direct incoming calls for a service via

Port forwarding

directly to the appro-

priate

Port

of the network component in question.

VLAN
Virtual Local Area Network
A VLAN is a virtual local network within a physical network. A widely disseminated tech-
nical implementation of VLANs is defined partially in the Standard IEEE 802.1Q. VLAN
allows preferred forwarding of voice data, for example. This functionality is important
for VoIP (IP telephony). This also means that phone calls can be made without interrup-
tion with a restricted bandwidth.

VoIP
Voice over IP
See

Internet telephony

VPI
Virtual Path Identifier
Part of an address in an ATM network.

WAN
Wide Area Network
A WAN is a wide area network that is not restricted physically to a particular area, for
example the

Internet

. A WAN is run by one or more public providers to enable private

access. You access the Internet via an

Internet service provider

.

WDS
Wireless Distribution System
WDS describes the wireless connection between a number of access points.

WEP
Wired Equivalent Privacy
WEP is a security protocol defined in the

IEEE 802.11

standard. It is used to protect wire-

less transmissions in a

WLAN

against unauthorised access through

Encryption

of the

data transmitted.