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Glossary
DHCP
Short for Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol, a protocol for assigning dynamic IP addresses to devices on a network. With dynamic addressing, a device can have a different IP address every time it connects to the network.
In some systems, the device's IP address can even change while it is still connected. DHCP also supports a mix of static and dynamic IP addresses.
Dynamic addressing simplifies network administration because the software keeps track of IP addresses rather than requiring an administrator to manage the task. This means that a new computer can be added to a network without manually assigning it a unique IP address. DHCP client support is built into Windows workstations.
DNS
Short for Domain Name System (or Service), an Internet service that translates domain names into IP addresses. Because domain names are alphabetic, they are easier to remember. The Internet, however, is really based on IP addresses. Every time you use a domain name, therefore, a DNS service must translate the name into the corresponding IP address.
For example, the domain name www.example.com might translate to 198.105.232.4. The DNS system is a distributed system. If one DNS server does not know how to translate a particular domain name, it asks another one, and so on, until the correct IP address is returned.
Ethernet (MAC) Address
The Media Access Control Address, also known as the
Friendly Name
The “UPnP Friendly Name” of the E5810 that will automatically be displayed on Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) enabled LAN hosts. When the E5810 is connected to the LAN, it broadcasts its presence to the network if UPnP is enabled. UPnP clients will then see the name and description of this E5810 in My Network Places. A Friendly Name can be up to 39 characters including spaces.
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