Gigaset SE105 Owner's Manual page 109

Glossary
UPnP technology is used for the spontaneous linking of home or small office networks.
Devices that support UPnP carry out their network configuration automatically once
they are connected to a network. They also provide their own services or use services of
other devices on the network automatically.
URL
Universal Resource Locator
Globally unique address of a Domain on the Internet.
Virtual server
A virtual Server provides a service on the Internet that runs not on itself but another
network component. The Gigaset Router can be configured as a virtual server. It then
directs incoming calls for a service via Port Forwarding directly to the appropriate Port
of the network component in question.
VPN
Virtual Private Network = virtuelles privates Netzwerk§
A VPN is a network connection in which the data are transmitted over the Internet using
special Tunneling protocols (e. g. PPTP, L2TP, IPSec) securely, i.e. encrypted. VPNs are
used to connect private networks at different locations with each other without having
to lease a transmission line. The Internet is used instead.
WAN
Wide Area Network
A WAN is a network that is not restricted to one particular area, such as the Internet. A
WAN is run by one or more public providers to enble private access. You access the
Internet via an Internet Service Provider.
WEP
Wired Equivalent Privacy
WEP is a security protocol defined in the IEEE 802.11 standard. It is used to protect
wireless transmissions in a WEP against unauthorised access through Encryption of the
data transmitted.
Wireless network
See WEP
WLAN
Wireless LAN
Wireless LANs enable network components to communicate with and access a network
using radio waves and the transport medium. A wireless LAN can be connected as an
extension to a wired LAN or it can form the basis for a new network. The basic element
of a wireless network is the so-called cell. This is the area where the wireless
communication takes place. A WLAN can be operated in Ad-hoc mode or Infrastructure
mode.
WLAN is currently specified in Standard IEEE 802.11. The Gigaset SE105 dsl/cable
complies with Standard 802.11b.
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