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Glossary of Terms Browser
A browser is a software program that allows you to view and interact with various
kinds of Internet resources available on the World Wide Web. A browser is
commonly called a web browser.
CIP
Crestron Internet Protocol (CIP) allows Crestron IP devices to communicate with
each other.
CNX Control System
A CNX control system is any Crestron control processor in the CNX product line.
Currently, these include the integrated control systems CNMSX-PRO and the
CNMSX-AV and modular control system CNRACKX/-DP.
CNX Gateway
Crestron software program that routes control messages between Crestron devices
and client applications. Client applications can include e-control web pages or
applications written using the Crestron ActiveCNX control.
Default Router
Default router is the address of the router the device uses to communicate with
devices that are not connected directly to the local network.
Graphical User Interface
Allows users to navigate and interact with information on their computer screen by
using a mouse to point, click, and drag icons and other data around on the screen,
instead of typing in words and phrases. Windows and Macintosh operating systems
are examples of GUIs. The World Wide Web is an example of a GUI designed to
enhance navigation of the Internet, once done exclusively via terminal-based (typed
command line) functions.
HTML
An acronym for Hypertext Markup Language, HTML is the computer language used
to create hypertext documents. HTML uses a finite list of tags that describe the
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