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Server
A server makes a service available to other network components (
). The term
server is often used to refer to a computer or PC. However, it can also mean an applica-
tion that provides a particular service such as
or a web service.
SSID
Service Set Identifier
The SSID is used to identify the stations in a wireless network (
). All wireless net-
work components with the same SSID form a common network. The SSID can be
assigned by the network operator.
Static IP address
A static
is assigned to a network component manually during network con-
figuration. Unlike a
, a static (fixed) IP address never changes.
Subnet
A subnet divides a network into smaller units.
Subnet mask
The subnet mask determines how parts of the
of a network represent the
network number and how many the computer number.
The subnet mask administered by the Gigaset SE365 WLAN is always 255.255.255.0.
That means the first three parts of the IP address form the network number and the final
part is used for assigning computer numbers. The first three parts of the IP address of
all network components are always the same in this case.
TCP
Transmission Control Protocol
The TCP
is part of the
protocol family. TCP handles data transport
between communication partners (applications). TCP is a session-based transmission
protocol, i.e. it sets up, monitors and terminates a connection for transporting data.
TCP/IP
family on which the
forms the basis for every computer-to-
computer connection.
provides applications with a reliable transmission link in the
form of a continuous data stream. TCP/IP is the basis on which services such as WWW,
Mail and News are built. There are other protocols as well.
URL
Universal Resource Locator
Globally unique address of a domain on the
Internet
.
