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Glossary SMA Solar Technology AG
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DNS (Domain Name System)/ DNS Address
DNS is a service which administers the name space of the internet. The main task of the DNS service
is to find the IP addresses of internet site names (DNS addresses) and to create a connection.
A DNS address is the same as an IP address, only with a name, which is easier to remember than the
number chain of an IP address. FOr most people it is easier to remember names than number chains.
If one in the internet calls up the www.SMA.de/en site by typing in the name of the internet site, the
DNS service looks in a directory for the IP address (connection address e.g. "208.33.186.52") under
which this internet address can be reached and creates a connection to this IP address. One can also
set up a DNS address for devices which have a connection to the internet.