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Port Forwarding
In port forwarding the Gigaset SE551 WLAN dsl/cable directs data packets from the
that are addressed to a particular
to the corresponding port of the appro-
priate network component. This enables servers within the local area network to offer
services on the Internet without them needing a
See also:
PPPoA
Point-to-Point Protocol over ATM
PPPoA is a
for connecting network components in a local Ethernet network to
the
via an ATM network.
PPPoE
Point-to-Point Protocol over
PPPoE is a
for connecting network components in a local Ethernet network to
the
via a modem.
Private IP address
The private
(also known as the local IP address) is a network component's
address within the local area network (
). The network operator can assign any
address he or she wants. Devices that act as a link from a local network, such as the
Gigaset SE551 WLAN dsl/cable, have a private and a
Protocol
A protocol describes the agreements for communicating on a network. It contains rules
for opening, administering and closing a connection, as well as about data formats,
time frames and handling possible errors. Communications between two applications
require different protocols at various levels, e.g. the
protocols for the
.
Public IP address
The public
(also known as the global IP address) is a network component's
address on the
. It is assigned by the
. Devices that create a link
from a LAN to the Internet, such as the Gigaset SE551 WLAN dsl/cable, have a public and
a
.
Radio network
Rekey Interval
The rekey interval is the period after which new keys are automatically generated for
data encryption with
Remote Management
Remote Management refers to the ability to manage a network from a network compo-
nent that is actually outside the local area network (
).
