BinTec X4000, Руководство пользователя

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X4000 User’s Guide 477
Glossary
Is a convenient user guide with LC display and input keys for the user to
navigate the basic functions of X4000 .
Modem Modulator/Demodulator
An electronic device used to convert digital signals to analog tone signals and
vice versa, so that data can be transmitted in an analog medium.
MPPC Microsoft Point-to-Point Compression
➤➤
data compression procedure for
MPPE Microsoft Point-to-Point Encryption
Data encryption process.
MSN Multiple Subscriber Number
Multiple number for an ISDN BRI in Euro ISDN. The MSN is the extension
number that permits a terminal to be addressed specifically on the
➤➤
S
0
bus
in Euro ISDN. An MSN has up to eight digits, e.g. 49 911 7654321, where
7654321 corresponds to the MSN.
Usually three such MSNs are assigned to each ISDN BRI (point-to-multipoint
connection) in Germany.
Multiprotocol router A
➤➤
router that can route several protocols, e.g.
➤➤
IP ,
➤➤
IPX , etc.
NAT Network Address Translation
Used as a security mechanism in X4000 . Using NAT conceals your complete
network to the outside world. The IP addresses of all devices in your own
network remain confidential, only one IP address is made known for
connections to the outside.
NetBIOS Network Basic Input Output System
A programming interface that activates network operations on a PC. It is a set
of commands for transmitting and receiving data to and from other Windows
PCs on the network.
Netmask The second part of an address in an IP network, used for identification of a
device, e.g. 255.255.255.0. See also
➤➤
IP address .
Network address A network address designates the address of a complete local network.