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Glossary
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Glossary
A
ADSL Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line
Special form of DSL.
ALG Application Layer Gateway
NAT control mechanism of a router.
Many routers with integrated NAT use ALG. ALG lets the data packets in a VoIP con-
nection pass and adds the public IP address of the secure private network.
The router's ALG should be deactivated if the VoIP provider offers a STUN server or
an outbound proxy.
£ Firewall, NAT, Outbound proxy, STUN
Authentication
Restriction of access to a network/service by use of an ID and password to log in.
Automatic ringback
£ Ringback when the call is not answered.
B
Block dialling
Enter the complete phone number, and correct it if necessary. Then pick up the
handset or press the handsfree key to dial the phone number.
Broadband Internet access
£ DSL.
Buddy Subscriber with whom you exchange brief messages on the Internet in real time
(chatting).
£ Instant messaging.
C
CF Call Forwarding (Call Diversion)
£ Call forwarding (Call Diversion).
Call waiting
= CW.
VoIP provider feature. A beep during a call indicates that another caller is waiting.
You can accept or reject the second call. You can activate/deactivate the feature.
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