186
Glossary
Gigaset A580 IP / GBR / A31008-xxxx-xxxx-x-xxxx / glossary.fm / 24.03.2010
V
e
rsion 8, 03.0
9
.2008
Glossary
A
ADSL
Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line
Special form of
.
ALG
Application Layer Gateway
NAT control mechanism of a router.
Many routers with integrated NAT use ALG. ALG lets the data packets in a VoIP con-
nection pass and adds the public IP address of the secure private network.
The router's ALG should be deactivated if the VoIP provider offers a STUN server or
an outbound proxy.
£
,
Authentication
Restriction of access to a network/service by use of an ID and password to log in.
Automatic ringback
£
Ringback when the call is not answered
.
B
Block dialling
Enter the complete phone number, and correct it if necessary. Then pick up the
handset or press the handsfree key to dial the phone number.
Broadband Internet access
£
.
Buddy
Subscriber with whom you exchange brief messages on the Internet in real time
(chatting).
£
.
C
CF
Call Forwarding (Call Diversion)
£
Call forwarding (Call Diversion)
.
Call waiting
= CW.
VoIP provider feature. A beep during a call indicates that another caller is waiting.
You can accept or reject the second call. You can activate/deactivate the feature.