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Area Code
Area codes usually indicate geographical areas
within one country that are covered by one or
more telephone exchanges. You may need this to
return local, national or international calls
received on the landline (for example, area code
20 is added in front of the local number if you are
calling to London from outside of the London
area in UK).
Country Code
This is the international calling code for your
country (for example, 1 for US, 44 for UK or 33
for France).
Proper country code entry is required to ensure
landline functionality configured to correspond to
your country.
DHCP
Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol
(automating the configuration of devices that use
TCP/IP).
DNS
Domain Name System (an Internet service that
translates domain names into IP addresses.
Example: domain name www.example.com may
translate to 198.103.243.5).
Gateway Address
A default gateway is a router on a computer
network that serves as an access point to another
network.
In homes, the gateway is the ISP that connects the
user to the Internet.
IP Address
A unique number that devices use for
identification and communication purpose with
each other on a network utilizing the Internet
Protocol standard.
LCD
Liquid Crystal Display (a thin, flat display device
made up of any number of color or monochrome
pixels)
Ports
A port is an endpoint to a logical connection. Port
numbers range from 0 to 65536. (Example: ftp
uses port 21).
PPPoE
Point-to-Point Protocol Over Ethernet (used
mainly in ADSL services).
Proxy Server
A device that offers a network service to allow
clients to make indirect network connections to
other network services.
Static IP Address
A constant IP address used to identify semi-
permanent devices such as servers.
Subnet Mask
A mask used to determine what subnetwork an IP
address belongs to. (Example: 255.255.255.0).
VMWI
Voice Mail Waiting Indication (for Landline only).
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