AltiGen IP 805 - Manual (Page 36)

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N
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 - The phone’s receiver is not resting in the base.
onhook - The phone’s receiver is resting in the base.
P
physical extension - is associated with a physical port and device. An extension is created, by default, as a
physical extension (as opposed to a virtual or workgroup extension) unless there are no more physical ports
available.
ping (Packet InterNet Groper) - a program used to test whether a particular network destination on the Internet
is online by repeatedly bouncing a signal off a specified address.
port - a communication channel through which a client process communicates with a protected subsystem.
protocol - A set of rules and conventions by which two computers pass messages across a network medium.
Networking software generally implements multiple levels of protocols layered one on top of the other.
Q
queue - a collection of calls waiting to be served. Queued calls in MaxCS are handled on a first-in, first-out
basis.
R
RJ-11 - The common telephone jack. Usually wired with four wires, the red and green signify the tip and ring
circuits.
RJ-45 - A jack for data cables. Usually wired with eight wires.
router - a protocol-dependent device that connects subnetworks together.
S
server - any computer whose function in a network is to provide user access to files, printing, communication,
and other services.
subnet mask - the method used for splitting IP networks into a series of subgroups, or subnets. The mask is a
binary pattern that is matched up with the IP address to turn part of the host ID address field into a field for
subnets.
System Speed Dialing - this feature allows the user to access a list of commonly called phone numbers entered
into the system by the administrator. The user presses the Speed Dial button on the phone, selects a number
from the list, and then dials by pressing the button.