AltiGen IP 710 - Manual (Page 50)

Glossary
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L
Local address - an address used in a peripheral node or station in place of a network
address and transformed to or from a network address for delivery purposes.
Logoff - the procedure by which a user disconnects from a program or session.
Logon - the procedure by which a user begins a program or terminal session and
gains access to the AltiServ or Quantum system.
M
MHz - Megahertz.
ms - millisecond.
N
NAT (Network Address Translation) - translation of an Internet Protocol address
(IP address) used within one network to a different IP address known within another
network. One network is designated the inside network, the other is the outside.
network - A configuration of data processing and/or telecommunication devices
and software connected for information exchange.
network address - An identifier for a node, station, or unit of equipment in a
network.
network domain - a set of workstations and servers that share a security account
manager database and can be administered as a group. A user with an account in a
particular network domain can log onto and access his or her account from any
system in the domain.
network mask - also known as the subnet mask.
network server - networking software that responds to I/O or computes requests
from a client machine. Windows NT network servers can be implemented either as
server processes or as drivers.
O
offhook - refers to the phone when the receiver is not resting in the base.
One Number Access - a feature of AltiWare that allows users to create a list of
phone numbers that the system can use to track users and connect them with an
incoming call if they are not at their extension desk.
onhook - the term used to describe a telephone in the idle state or with the receiver
still resting in the base.