Glossary

Glossary

Access point

An access point, such as the Gigaset SX763 WLAN dsl, is the centre of a wireless local network (WLAN). It handles the connection of the wireless linked network components and regulates the data traffic in the wireless network. The access point also serves as an interface to other networks, for example an existing Ethernet LAN or via a modem to the Internet. The operating mode of wireless networks with an access point is called Infrastructure mode.

Ad-hoc mode

Ad-hoc mode describes wireless local networks (WLANs), in which the network components set up a spontaneous network without an Access point, for example several Notebooks in a conference. All the network components are peers. They must have a wireless Network adapter.

ADSL /ADSL2+

Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line (ADSL) and ADSL 2+ are special types of DSL data transfer technology.

AESAdvanced Encryption Standard

AES is an encryption system, which was published as a standard in October 2000 by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST). It is used for WPA encryption. A distinction is made between the three AES variants AES-128, AES-192 and AES-256 on the basis of the key length.

Auto connect

Auto connect means that applications such as Web browser, Messenger and E-mail automatically open an Internet connection when they are launched. This can lead to high charges if you are not using Flat rate. To avoid this, you can select the manual connect option on the Gigaset SX763 WLAN dsl.

Bridge

A bridge connects several network segments to form a joint network, for example to make a TCP/IP network. The segments can have different physical characteristics, for example different cabling as with Ethernet and wireless LANs. Linking individual segments via bridges allows local networks of practically unlimited size.

See also: Switch, Hub, Router, Gateway

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