Operation Manual

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Glossary
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URI
Uniform Resource Identifier
Character string for identifying resources (e.g., e-mail recipient, http://gigaset.com,
files).
On the Internet, URIs are used as a uniform identification for resources. URIs are also
described as SIP addresses.
URIs can be entered in the phone as a number. By dialling a URI, you can call an Internet
subscriber with VoIP equipment.
URL
Universal Resource Locator
Globally unique address of a domain on the Internet.
A URL is a subtype of the URI. URLs identify a resource by its location on the Internet.
For historical reasons the term is often used as a synonym for URI.
User ID
See Username.
Username
Name/number combination for access e.g., to your VoIP account or your private
address directory on the Internet.
V
Voice codec
See Codec.
VoIP
Voice over Internet Protocol
Telephone calls are no longer placed and transmitted over the telephone network but
over the Internet (or other IP networks).
VoIP provider
A VoIP, SIP or Gateway provider is an Internet service provider that provides a Gate-
way for Internet telephony. As the phone works with the SIP standard, your provider
must support the SIP standard.
The provider routes calls from VoIP to the telephone network (analogue, ISDN and
mobile) and vice versa.
W
WAN
Wide Area Network
Wide-area network that is unrestricted in terms of area (e.g., Internet).