Siemens GIGASET A580 User Manual page 180

P
Paging (handset search)
A base station function to locate registered handsets. The base station estab-
lishes a connection to every registered handset. The handsets start to ring. Pag-
ing is activated by briefly pressing the button on the base station and is deacti-
vated by briefly pressing the same button again.
PIN
Personal Identification Number
Protects against unauthorised use. When the PIN is activated, a number combi-
nation has to be entered in order to access a protected area.
You can protect your base station configuration data with a system PIN (4-digit
number combination).
Port Data is exchanged between two applications in a
Port forwarding
The Internet gateway (e.g. your router) forwards data packets from the
Internet
servers in the
public IP address.
Port number
Indicates a specific application of a
setting in the LAN, the port number is permanently assigned or else it is newly
assigned with each access.
The combination of
or sender of a data packet within a network.
Pre-dialling
£
Block
Private IP address
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Public IP
Protocol Describes the agreements for communicating within a Network. It contains
rules for opening, administering and closing a connection, about data formats,
time frames and possible error handling.
Proxy/Proxy server
Computer program that controls the exchange of data between
Server in computer networks. If the phone sends a query to the VoIP server, the
proxy acts as a server towards the phone and as a client towards the server. A
proxy is addressed via
that are directed to a certain
LAN to offer services on the Internet without you needing a
IP address/Port
dialling.
address.
Domain name/IP address
Network
Port to the port concerned. This allows
Network subscriber. Depending on the
number uniquely identifies the recipient
and Port.
Glossary
via a port.
Client and
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