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Glossary
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IP
protocols. It is responsible for addressing parties in a
network using
, and routes data from the sender to the recipient. It decides
the paths along which the data packets travel from the sender to the recipient in a com-
plex network (routing).
IP address
The IP address is the unique network-wide address of a network component in a net-
work based on the
protocol (e.g. in a local network (
) or on the
IP address has four parts (decimal numbers) separated by full stops (e.g. 192.168.2.1).
The IP address comprises the network number and the computer number. Depending
on the
, one, two or three parts form the network number, the remainder
form the computer number. You can find out the IP address of your PC using the
ipconfig
command.
IP addresses can be assigned manually (see
) or automatically
(see
are normally used instead of the IP addresses.
used to assign domain names to IP addresses.
IP pool range
The Gigaset WLAN Repeater 108's IP address pool defines a range of
that
the router's
can use to assign
.
ISP
Internet Service Provider see
LAN
Local Area Network
A local network links network components so that they can exchange data and share
resources. The physical range is restricted to a particular area (a site). As a rule the users
and operators are identical. A local network can be connected to other local networks
or to a wide-area network (
) such as the
With the Gigaset WLAN Repeater 108 you can connect a wired local
network
to a wireless
standard network.
Local IP address
See
MAC address
Media Access Control
The MAC address is used for the globally unique identification of a
. It
comprises six parts (hexadecimal numbers), e.g. 00-90-96-34-00-1A. The MAC address
is assigned by the network adapter manufacturer and cannot be changed.
