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VT1000 Series Voice Terminal User Guide
DNS The Domain Name System is the Internet system for converting domain names to IP addresses. A DNS server contains a table
matching domain names such as Internetname.com to IP addresses such as 192.169.9.1. When you access the Web, a DNS server
translates the URL displayed on the browser to the destination website IP address. The DNS lookup table is a distributed Internet
database; no one DNS server lists all domain name to IP address matches.
download To copy a file from one computer to another. You can use the Internet to download files from a server to your home computer.
downstream In a cable data or DSL network, downstream describes the direction of data received by your computer from the Internet.
DHCP A Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol server dynamically assigns IP addresses to client hosts on an IP network. DHCP eliminates
the need to manually assign static IP addresses by “leasing” an IP address and subnet mask to each client. It enables the automatic
reuse of unused IP addresses.
Ethernet The most widely used type of local area network (LAN). The most commonly installed Ethernet networks are called 10Base-T.
10Base-T provides transmission speeds up to 10 megabits per second (Mbps), usually over twisted-pair wire. Fast Ethernet
(100Base-T) provides transmission speeds up to 100 Mbps.
host A host is any computer or similar device supporting end-user applications or services with full two-way network access. Each host has
a unique host number that combined with the network number forms its IP address.
IP address An Internet Protocol address is an identifier for a computer or device on a TCP/IP network. Networks using the TCP/IP protocol route
messages based on the destination IP address. Your broadband provider assigns your cable modem an IP address to provide a
continuous Internet connection.
IPSec The Internet Protocol Security protocols are authentication and encryption standards for secure data exchange over the Internet.
MAC address The Media Access Control address uniquely identifies each device that can be connected to an Ethernet network. It is permanently
written to read-only memory (ROM) at the factory and printed on your Motorola voice terminal.
MHz Mega Hertz. A measure of radio frequency - millions of cycles per second. One MHz means one million cycles per second.