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LAN
Local Area Network ā Local cabled network.
A LAN connection is the most fault-tolerant
and problem free transmission technology,
which offers much more security against
eavesdropping than WLANs or Power LANs.
MAC Address
The MAC address (Media Access Control) is
the unique hardware address that is used for
the unambiguous identification of the device
in the network.
The MAC address of the Voxnet 219 can be
read out directly from the front display of a
unit that is switched and from the MAC label
on the rear of the amplifier.
NAS
Network Attached Storage. As a rule, this is a
storage device with a very large capacity >
500 GB, which other devices can access.
Power line ā LAN
With the power line LAN, data is transmitted
through the existing power cable network.
So-called power line modems are required
on the transmitter and receiver side. As a
rule, power line LANs offer reasonably fault-
free data transmission with a data rate
sufficient for audio streaming. We
recommend power line modems with bit
rates of 200 or 200 MBit/s.
Proxy server
General
A proxy or proxy server is a computer in the
network that makes data transfer quicker and
more efficient and that can also increase
security by deploying access control
mechanisms.
Voxnet IP proxy
This is a server service in the Voxnet system
that can be used to control third-party
devices through an IP communication, e.g.
with an IP-RS232 converter.
Router (WLAN Router)
Central network device that establishes and
manages the communication between the
network devices.
Current devices increasingly combine the
function of the router with the function of an
access point for wireless data
communication. These combi-devices are
often referred to as WLAN routers. Normally,
the (WLAN) router in a network takes on the
function of the gateway to the outside world.
Server
Network device that makes data and
services available for other devices in the
network. A UPnP-AV server stores for
example, audio and video media data and
makes this data available to other devices,
the streaming clients. Often, UPnP-AV
servers also offer functions for the
cataloguing and easy identification of medial
content according to criteria such as artist,
album name, genre, etc.
Streaming (client)
Network device that draws data out of the
network, decodes it and converts it for
example, into analogue music signals, which
then can be played through amplifiers and
speakers. Streaming clients
also contain functions for displaying media
content and for navigating the Internet or
servers.
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