Glossary - Siemens Gigaset S675 IP Manual

Glossary

A
ADSL
Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line
Special form of DSL.
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
connection 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.
See also: Firewall, NAT,
Authentication
Restriction of access to a network/service by use of an ID and password to
log in.
Automatic ringback
See Ringback when the number is
B
Block dialing
Enter the complete phone number, and correct it if necessary. Then pick up the
handset or press the Speaker key to dial the phone number.
Broadband Internet access
See DSL.
Subscriber with whom you exchange brief messages on the Internet in real
Buddy
time (chatting).
See also:
C
Call forwarding
CF
Automatic forwarding (CF) of a call to a different telephone number. There are
three kinds of call forwarding:
– CFU, Call Forwarding Unconditional
– CFB, Call Forwarding Busy
– CFNR, Call Forwarding No Reply
Call diversion
See Call
Outbound
Instant messaging.
forwarding.
proxy, STUN.
busy.
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