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Glossary

Brief explanations of some of the terms and abbreviations used in this manual are given below.

10/100 Base-T

IEEE-802.3 specification for 10 or 100 MBit/s Ethernet

802.1x

The IEEE standard, 802.1x, provides a general method of

 

access control and authorization for IEEE 802-based networks.

 

An authenticator provides authentication by accessing an

 

authentication server (see RADIUS server) to check connection

 

requests, and grants or refuses access to the available services

 

(LAN, VLAN, WLAN).

ARP

Address Resolution Protocol: a protocol for mapping MAC and

 

IP addresses

Baud

Unit of measure for the speed of data transmission

Bit/s

Bits per second, the actual data rate

CIF

Common Intermediate Format,

 

video format with 352 × 288/240 pixels

DHCP

Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol allows a network device to

 

receive a dynamically allocated IP address and other network

 

parameters from a server in a network.

DNS

Domain Name Service

FTP

File Transfer Protocol

Full duplex

Simultaneous data transmission in both directions (sending and

 

receiving)

GoP

Group of Pictures

HTTP

Hypertext Transfer Protocol: protocol for transmission of data

 

over a network

HTTPS

Hypertext Transfer ProtocoL Secure provides secure transfer of

 

data between web server and web browser.

ICMP

Internet Control Message Protocol

ID

Identification: a machine readable character string

IEEE

Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers

IGMP

Internet Group Management Protocol

Internet Protocol

The main protocol used on the Internet, normally in conjunction

 

with the Transfer Control Protocol (TCP):

 

TCP/IP

IP

See Internet Protocol

IP address

A 4-byte number uniquely defining each unit on the Internet.

 

It is usually written in dotted decimal notation, for example

 

"209.130.2.193"

Appendix

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