Glossary of Terms

Glossary of Terms

AXIS 2100 User’s Guide

ActiveX - A control (or set of rules) used by a browser. ActiveX controls are often downloaded and installed automatically as required.

ARP - Address Resolution Protocol. A protocol for assigning an IP address to a physical device address that is recognized in the local network. The ARP command can be used to set the IP-address for your product.

ARTPEC - Axis Real Time Picture Encoder - used for image compression.

BOOTP - A protocol that can automatically configure a network device (give it an IP address).

Bps - Bits per second. A unit for measuring speeds in networks. A LAN might run at 10Mbps or 100Mbps.

CGI - Common Gateway Interface. A set of rules (or a program) that allows a Web Server to communicate with other programs.

DSL - Digital Subscriber Line. A means of transferring data via standard phone lines.

Ethernet - A widely used networking standard. ETRAX - Axis' own microprocessor.

Firewall - A virtual barrier between a LAN (Local Area Network) and other networks, e.g. the Internet.

Frame Grabber card - Plug-in hardware for "grabbing" images

FTP - File Transfer Protocol. Used for simple transfer of files to and from an ftp-server.

HTML - Hypertext Mark-up Language. Used widely for authoring documents viewed in web browsers.

HTTP - Hypertext Transfer Protocol. The set of rules for exchanging files (text, images, sound, video, and other files) on the World Wide Web.

Intranet - A private network limited to an organisation or corporation. Usually closed to external traffic.

IP - Internet-Protocol. See TCP/IP.

IP number (address) - A unique number used by a computer on the network to allow it to be identified and found.

JPEG - A standard image format, used widely for photographs. Also known as JPG.

LAN - A local area network (LAN) is a group of computers and associated devices that typically share common resources within a limited geographical area.

Linux - A popular operating system, that is “open source” and practiclly free of charge.

Lux - A standard unit for light measurement.

NWAY - A network protocol that automatically negotiates the highest possible common transmission speed between two devices.

Null Modem Cable - A cable used for connecting a PC to a serial device, using the modem protocol for communication.

PING - A small utility used for sending data packets to network resources to check that they are working and that the network is intact.

PPP- Point-to-Point Protocol. A method allowing one computer to connect to another, usually via a modem over a phone line.

Pre/post alarm image - The images from immediately before and after an alarm.

Protocol - A special set of rules governing how two entities will communicate. Protocols are found at many levels of communication, and there are hardware protocols and software protocols.

SMTP - A common e-mail protocol.

TCP/IP - Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol. A suite of network protocols that determine how data is transmitted. TCP/IP is used on many networks, including the Internet. TCP keeps track of the individual packets of information and and IP contains the rules for how the packets are actually sent and received.

URL - Uniform Resource Locator. An "address" on the network. V.90 - An operating standard for telephone modems.

WAN - Wide-Area-Network. Similar to a LAN, but on a larger geographical scale.

Web server - A program on a computer that delivers the resources (usually web pages) requested by the web user (the client).

Wizard - A program designed specifically to guide the user through a procedure. Typically used for installations and configurations.