AVM FRITZ!WLAN Repeater N/G, Setup And Operation

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Glossary
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Alias Alias means different, else and also known as. An alias is
often a short, catchy substitute for a long, complicated
string of characters, for example, the actual name of the
user J.Smith@my-internetprovider.com in place of the
string 030123456@my-internetprovider.com. Here the
name J.Smith functions as an alias for 030123456.
Context Menu The context menu is a menu that is normally not visible.
The context menu opens only when you click with the right
mouse button on a button, a graphic or a word. Depending
on where you clicked, the context menu contains only the
most common menu commands for the given object.
If you are using an Apple computer, push the “Ctrl” button
while clicking.
Default Gateway see gateway
DHCP abbreviation for Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol
DHCP is a protocol for the dynamic negotiation of the op-
erating parameters for the TCP/IP protocol (TCP is a trans-
port protocol based on the Internet protocol).
The computers of a local IP network (DHCP clients) access
the DHCP server as part of their operating systems’ start
procedure.
The central administration of the TCP/IP operation param-
eters makes it possible to avoid address conflicts caused
by IP addresses accidentally assigned more than once.
DHCP Server The DHCP server assigns each client an IP address that is
has not yet been assigned at the present time. The DHCP
server also informs the client of the IP addresses of the
DNS server to be used and of the default gateway. In as-
signing the IP addresses the DHCP server selects from a
prescribed pool of IP addresses.
DNS abbreviation for Domain Name System
Domain Name Service takes care of determining the IP ad-
dress for a given domain name. This Domain Name Ser-
vice runs on every computer. It accepts the domain name