Mac address, Of t, Ne an – Siemens Gigaset SX541 WLAN dsl User Manual

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Glossary

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

TCP/IP

protocol (for example in a local network (

LAN

) or on the

Inter-

net

). The IP address has four parts (decimal numbers) separated by full stops (for exam-

ple 192.168.1.1). The IP address comprises the network number and the computer
number. Depending on the

Subnet mask,

one, two or three parts form the network

number, the remainder forms the computer number. You can find out the IP address of
your PC using the ipconfig command.
IP addresses can be assigned manually (see

Static IP address

) or automatically

(see

Dynamic IP address

).

On the Internet,

Domain names

are normally used instead of the IP addresses.

DNS

is

used to assign domain names to IP addresses.
The Gigaset SX541 WLAN dsl has a

Private IP address

and a

Public IP address

.

IP pool range
The Gigaset SX541 WLAN dsl's IP address pool defines a range of

IP addresses

that the

router's

DHCP Server

can use to assign

Dynamic IP addresses

.

ISP
(Internet Service Provider)

Internet Provider

LAN
Local 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 (

WAN

) such as the

Internet

.

With the Gigaset SX541 WLAN dsl, you can set up a wired local

Ethernet

network and a

wireless

IEEE 802.11g

standard network (

WLAN

).

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

Dynamic IP address

assigned to them by the

DHCP

server without changing them.

Local IP address
See

Private IP address

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

Network adapter

. It

comprises six parts (hexadecimal numbers), for example 00-90-96-34-00-1A. The MAC
address is assigned by the network adapter manufacturer and cannot be changed.

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