Part Iv Glossary - Bicom Systems Aastra 9112i How-To

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Glossary
- DHCP = Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) is a communications protocol
that lets network administrators manage and automate the assignment of Internet.
- HUB = A common connection point for devices in a network.
- IP Address = Internet Protocol address.
- Local = A local area network (LAN) is a computer network covering a local area, like a
home, office or small group of buildings such as a college.
- LAN = Local Area Network.
- PIN = Personal Identification Number.
- Remote = Network devices that are managed or controlled from a network system
other than the system to which they are directly connected.
- Router = A device that forwards data packets from one local area network (LAN) or
wide area network (WAN) to another.
- Switch = Network device that selects a path or circuit for sending a unit of data to its
next destination.
- TFTP = Trivial File Transfer Protocol. A very simple form of the File Transfer
Protocol. TFTP provides no security features.
- UAD = User Agent Device.
- VoiceMail = The electronic transmission of voice messages over the Internet. The
messages are stored on a computer until the recipient accesses and listens to them.
- WAN = Wide Area Network.
- Web Interface = A web interface is the system of controls with which the user
controls a device.
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