Sony SE366 Manuale Utente

Gigaset SE366 WLAN / englisch / A31008-M1063-R101-4x-7619 / glossary.fm / 13.11.2008

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LAN
Local Area Network
A local area network (or local network) links network components so that they can 
exchange data and share resources. The physical range is restricted to a particular area 
(a site). As a rule, the users and operators are identical. A local network can be con-
nected to other local networks or a wide area network (

) such as the 

With the Gigaset SE366 WLAN you can set up a wired local 

 network and a wire-

less 

IEEE 802.11g

 standard network (

Lease time
The lease time defines the period for which PCs keep the 

 assigned 

to them by the 

 server without changing it.

Local IP address
See 

MAC address
Media Access Control
The MAC address is used for the globally unique identification of a 

. It 

comprises six parts (hexadecimal numbers), e.g. 00-90-96-34-00-1A. The MAC address 
is assigned by the network adapter's manufacturer. 

Mbps
Million bits per second
Specification of the transfer speed in a network.

MER
MAC Encapsulated Routing
Special form of transmission protocol for the Internet.

MRU
Maximum Receive Unit
The MRU defines the maximum user data volume within a data packet.

MTU
Maximum Transmission Unit
The MTU defines the maximum length of a data packet that can be carried over the net-
work at any one time.