Gigaset 504 AGU Instruction Manual page 86

Series gigaset 501/504

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Glossary

SSID

Service Set Identifier

The SSID is used to identify the stations in a wireless network (WLAN). All wireless net-

work components with the same SSID form a common network. The SSID can be

assigned by the network operator.

Static IP address

A static

IP address

is assigned to a network component manually during network con-

figuration. Unlike the

Dynamic IP

address, a static (fixed) IP address never changes.

Subnet

A subnet divides a network into smaller units.

Subnet mask

The subnet mask determines how parts of

IP addresses

of a network represent the net-

work number and how many the computer number.

If the subnet mask is in a network that is administered by the router Gigaset 504 AGU,

for example 255.255.255.0, that means the first three parts of the IP address form the

network number and only the final part can be used for assigning host numbers. The

first three parts of the IP address of all network components are therefore always the

same in this case.

Switch

A switch, like a Hub, is an element used to link different network segments or compo-

nents. Unlike a hub however, the switch has its own intelligence that enables it to for-

ward packets to only the subnet or network component they are meant for.

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