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Glossary
Port Forwarding
In port forwarding the Gigaset SE551 WLAN dsl/cable directs data packets from the
Internet that are addressed to a particular
priate network component. This enables servers within the local area network to offer
services on the Internet without them needing a
See also: Virtual server
PPPoA
Point-to-Point Protocol over ATM
PPPoA is a Protocol for connecting network components in a local Ethernet network to
the Internet via an ATM network.
PPPoE
Point-to-Point Protocol over
PPPoE is a Protocol for connecting network components in a local Ethernet network to
the Internet via a modem.
Private IP address
The private IP address
address within the local area network (LAN). The network operator can assign any
address he or she wants. Devices that act as a link from a local network, such as the
Gigaset SE551 WLAN dsl/cable, have a private and a
Protocol
A protocol describes the agreements for communicating on a network. It contains rules
for opening, administering and closing a connection, as well as about data formats,
time frames and handling possible errors. Communications between two applications
require different protocols at various levels, e.g. the
Public IP address
The public IP address
address on the Internet. It is assigned by the
from a LAN to the Internet, such as the Gigaset SE551 WLAN dsl/cable, have a public and
a Private IP address.
Radio network
See WLAN
Rekey Interval
The rekey interval is the period after which new keys are automatically generated for
data encryption with WPA-PSK.
Remote Management
Remote Management refers to the ability to manage a network from a network compo-
nent that is actually outside the local area network (LAN).
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Ethernet
(also known as the local IP address) is a network component's
(also known as the global IP address) is a network component's
Port to the corresponding port of the appro-
Public IP address.
Public IP address.
TCP/IP protocols for the Internet.
Internet Provider. Devices that create a link