Specifications

Glossary
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standardized network protocols and data formats. Ex-
pressed simplistically, devices can communicate with
each other using UPnP to exchange information.
Today the UPnP forum specifies the UPnP standard and
certifies devices that are compliant with the standard.
VPN abbreviation for Virtual Private Network
VPN serves to integrates devices from a neighboring net-
work into your own network, without the networks having
to be compatible with each other.
A VPN is generally an independent company network dis-
tributed over several locations, which uses the infrastruc-
ture of a public communications network to link its partial
networks or to link individual computers to the rest of the
network. A VPN uses tunneling technologies and typically
builds on the infrastructure of the Internet.
Using a Virtual Private Network it is possible to use all
network applications of the company network even from
distant locations. This means it is possible to use the ad-
vantages of the network even over large geographical dis-
tances.
VPN facilitates optimum information flow without delay
throughout the entire company, even to offices in other lo-
cations. E-mail servers, file sharing and other central ap-
plications of the company network can thus be made
available via VPN even to distant branch offices, subsid-
iaries and home offices. With VPN, field representatives of
a company can also be granted secure access to the com-
pany network.
VoIP abbreviation for Voice over IP, also known as Internet tele-
phony
Voice over IP makes telephone calls possible via the Inter-
net. The technology has already been in use for years, but
today it allows even private customers the convenience fa-
miliar from conventional telephony, usually at significant-
ly lower prices. VoIP has also made it considerably more
convenient to use applications like conference calls and
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