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PPT 2800 Series Product Reference Guide
• Gateway: Used to connect to the corporate network. The network administrator
usually has the IP address required for the default gateway.
• DNS (Domain Name System): The IP address of a server containing a database
of host names and their associated IP addresses so that when a host name is
used, it can be resolved into its IP address.
• WINS (Windows Internet Name Service): A NetBIOS Name Server that registers
your NetBIOS names and resolves into IP addresses, similar to DNS.
• MAC Address: An IEEE 48-bit address that the adapter is given at the factory
which allows all of the adapters on the network to communicate at the physical
layer level, either by an actual wire or by radio waves.
• Host Name: User-assigned handheld device host name.
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