Glossary

Static IP address

A static IP address is assigned to a network component manually during network configuration. Unlike a Dynamic IP address, a static IP address never changes.

Subnet

A subnet divides a network into smaller units.

Subnet mask

The subnet mask determines how many parts of a network's IP address represent the network address and how many parts represent the PC address.

The subnet mask in a network administered by the Gigaset SE366 WLAN is always 255.255.255.0. This means that the first three parts of the IP address form the network address and only the final part is used for the PC address. In this case, the first three parts of the IP address of all network components are therefore always the same.

Switch

Like a Hub, a switch is an element used to link different network segments or compo- nents. Unlike a hub, however, a switch has its own intelligence, which enables it to forward packets only to the subnet or network component for which they are intended.

See also Bridge, Hub, Router, Gateway

TCP

Transmission Control Protocol

The TCP Protocol is part of the TCP/IP protocol family. TCP handles data transport between communication partners (applications). TCP is a session-based transmission protocol, i.e. it sets up, monitors and terminates a connection for transporting data.

See also UDP

TCP/IP

Protocol family on which the Internet is based. IP forms the basis for every computer-to- computer connection. TCP provides applications with a reliable transmission link in the form of a continuous data stream. TCP/IP is the basis on which services such as WWW, Mail and News are built. There are other protocols as well.

TKIP

The Temporal Key Integrity Protocol (TKIP) is part of the IEEE 802.11i standard and is used to encrypt data in wireless networks.

UDP

User Datagram Protocol

UDP is a Protocol from the TCP/IP protocol family, which handles data transport between two communication partners (applications). Unlike TCP, UDP is a non-session based pro- tocol. It does not establish a static connection. The data packets, so-called datagrams, are sent as a Broadcast. The recipient alone is responsible for making sure the data is received. The sender is not notified about whether or not it is received.

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