Axis Communications AXIS 5500, Network Print Servers, AXIS 5550 manual Glossary

Glossary

Section 17 Glossary

AIX Advanced Interactive eXecutive. A version of the UNIX operating system from IBM that runs on various IBM computers including Mainframe systems.

AppleTalk A local area network protocol for communication between Apple Computer products and other computers and peripherals.

ARP Address Resolution Protocol. A protocol within the TCP/IP suite of network protocols that allows a host to find the physical address of a node on the same network. ARP cannot be used across routers.

Authentication Verification of identity, for instance by use of digital signatures.

Auto-IPA method to automatically set an IP address in the absence of a DHCP server.

Bonjour Bonjour enables automatic discovery of computers, devices, and services on IP networks without the need to enter IP addresses or configure DNS servers.

BOOTP BOOT Protocol. A TCP/IP protocol, used for downloading start-up information such as the IP address to hosts on the network. BOOTP requires a BOOTP daemon on your system. A request made to an active BOOTP daemon initiates a search of the Boot Table for an entry matching the print server's Ethernet address. If a matching entry is found, the daemon downloads the IP address to the print server.

BSD Berkeley Software Distribution. The University of California, Berkeley additions to the UNIX operating system.

Certificate Authority, An organization or company that issues digital certificates.

CA

config File This is a file that resides in the print server’s memory and contains all the parameters that determine the print server’s functionality. By editing the config file (changing the parameter settings), you can configure the print server to meet the printing needs of your network.

Client/server Printing Means that print jobs are sent to a file server, with different clients attached to the print queue, rather than directly to the print server (Peer- to-Peer printing).

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