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COMpact 5200/5200R/5500R - Firmware V7.2 - Advanced Information V04 07/2018
Glossary
Terminology
IP Address
Unique numerical address within a TCP/IP network that is assigned to one
device and ensures that data packages reach the correct recipient.
IPv4 Address
Certain ranges are reserved for the operation of local networks:
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Class A: 10.x.x.x (for networks with up to 16.5 million PCs)
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Class B: 172.16.x.x to 172.31.x.x (for networks with up to 65534 PCs)
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Class C: 192.168.0.x to 192.168.255.x (for networks with up to 254
PCs)
These addresses have no validity on the Internet; this means that data
packets with this sender type or recipient address cannot be transported on
the Internet. However, they can be used in local networks without restriction.
The advantage of this is that if data from a local network configured in this
way comes in contact with the Internet, none of the data on the computers
in the local network can leak out or be accessed externally.
IPv6 Address
IPv4 addresses comprise eight blocks with four digits or characters each
that are separated by a colon, for example,
3001:00FF:ABC0:0EAC:0001:0000:0000:000F, or, abbreviated,
3001:FF:ABC0:EAC:1::F.
Thanks to the greater length of IPv6 addresses, IPv6 offers a greater
number of available IP addresses than version 4 of the Internet protocol
(IPv4).
