Siemens WLAN Repeater 108 S30853-H1030-R701 ユーザーズマニュアル

Gigaset WLAN Repeater 108 / englisch / A31008-M1030-B101-3x-7619 / glossary.fm / 06.11.2008

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IP
Internet Protocol
The IP 

 is one of the 

 protocols. It is responsible for addressing parties in a 

network using 

, and routes data from the sender to the recipient. It decides 

the paths along which the data packets travel from the sender to the recipient in a com-
plex network (routing).

IP address
The IP address is the unique network-wide address of a network component in a net-
work based on the 

 protocol (e.g. in a local network (

) or on the 

IP address has four parts (decimal numbers) separated by full stops (e.g. 192.168.2.1). 
The IP address comprises the network number and the computer number. Depending 
on the 

, one, two or three parts form the network number, the remainder 

form the computer number. You can find out the IP address of your PC using the 
ipconfig

 command. 

IP addresses can be assigned manually (see 

) or automatically 

(see

).

On the Internet 

 are normally used instead of the IP addresses. 

used to assign domain names to IP addresses.

IP pool range
The Gigaset WLAN Repeater 108's IP address pool defines a range of 

 that 

the router's 

 can use to assign 

.

ISP
Internet Service Provider see 

LAN
Local Area Network
A 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 connected to other local networks 
or to a wide-area network (

) such as the 

.

With the Gigaset WLAN Repeater 108 you can connect a wired local 

 network 

to a wireless 

 standard network.

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 manufacturer and cannot be changed.