Siemens SX763 User Manual

Gigaset SX763 WLAN dsl / en / A31008-M707-R131-2-7619 / glossary.fm / 08.12.2006

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Access point
An access point, such as the Gigaset SX763 WLAN dsl, is the centre of a wireless local 
network (

). It handles the connection of the wireless linked network components 

and regulates the data traffic in the wireless network. The access point also serves as an 
interface to other networks, for example an existing 

 LAN or via a modem to the 

. The operating mode of wireless networks with an access point is called 

.

Ad-hoc mode
Ad-hoc mode describes wireless local networks (

), in which the network compo-

nents set up a spontaneous network without an 

, for example several Note-

books in a conference. All the network components are peers. They must have a wire-
less 

. 

ADSL /ADSL2+
Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line (ADSL) and ADSL 2+ are special types of 

 data 

transfer technology.

AES
Advanced Encryption Standard
AES is an encryption system, which was published as a standard in October 2000 by the 
National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). It is used for 

 encryption. A 

distinction is made between the three AES variants AES-128, AES-192 and AES-256 on 
the basis of the key length.

Auto connect
Auto connect means that applications such as Web browser, Messenger and E-mail 
automatically open an 

 connection when they are launched. This can lead to 

high charges if you are not using 

. To avoid this, you can select the manual con-

nect option on the Gigaset SX763 WLAN dsl.

Bridge
A bridge connects several network segments to form a joint network, for example to 
make a 

 network. The segments can have different physical characteristics, for 

example different cabling as with 

 and wireless LANs. Linking individual seg-

ments via bridges allows local networks of practically unlimited size. 
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