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Glossary
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one, two or three parts form the network number, the remainder the
computer number. You can find out the IP address of your PC using the ipconfig
command.
IP addresses can be assigned manually (see
) or automatically (see
On the Internet
are normally used instead of the IP addresses.
used to assign Domain names to IP addresses.
The Gigaset Router has a
and a
IP address pool
The Gigaset Router's IP address pool defines a range of
that the router's
can use to assign
.
IPSec
Internet Protocol Security
The term IPSec covers a number of
used for encrypted transmission of data
packets over the
. IPSec uses digital certificates for device authentication. IPSec
is offered by Internet Service Providers for implementing Virtual Private Networks (
ISP
Internet Service Provider see
L2TP
Layer Two Tunneling Protocol
L2TP is an extension of
and is offered by
for
implementing Virtual Private Networks (
). It covers most of the features of PPTP but
with less overhead and is better for managed networks.
LAN
A local network links network components so that they can exchange data and share
resources. The physical range is restricted to a particular area (a site). As a rule the users
and operators are identical. A local network can be connected to other local networks
or a wide-area network (
) such as the
.
With the Gigaset SE105 dsl/cable you can set up both a wired local
network and
-standard network.
Lease time
Lease Time defines the period of time in which the PCs retain the
server without changing them.
Local IP address
See
MAC address
Media Access Control
The MAC address is used for the globally unique identification of a
. It
comprises six parts (hexadecimal numbers), e. g. 00-90-96-34-00-1A. The MAC address
is assigned by the network adapter manufacturer and cannot be changed.
Mbps
Million of bits per second