Glossary

SSID

Start

Subnet Mask

Secure Set Identifier (32-character unique Identifier) — a sequence of characters that uniquely names a wireless local area network (WLAN). This name allows workstations to connect to the desired network when multiple independent networks operate in the same physical area.

Start ( ) opens the Start menu. The Start menu contains a list of the available appli- cations, applets, and utilities on the device.

Number used to identify a subnetwork so that an IP address can be shared on a Local Area Network (LAN).

Symbology

A symbology is a protocol for arranging the bars and spaces that make up a particular

 

kind of bar code. A bar code is made up of numbers, letters, and computer-recognized

 

characters that can be represented in a combination of bars and spaces. There are cur-

 

rently over 400 bar code symbologies that serve different uses, industries, or geographic

 

needs.

Terminal

An individual unit attached to an FMU network.

Tracert

Trace Route. A utility/command to determine TCP/IP packet routing.

Tree View

The list of items that appear in the left pane of the FMU Console.

UI

User Interface.

Uniform Resource

The address of a resource on the Internet. URL syntax is in the form protocol://host/

Locator (URL)

localinfo, where protocol specifies the means of returning the object, such as HTTP or

 

FTP. Host specifies the remote location where the object resides and localinfo is a string,

 

often a file name, passed to the protocol handler at the remote location. Also called a Uni-

 

form Resource Identifier.

USB

Universal Serial Bus is a hardware standard for connecting PCs with peripheral devices,

 

including PDTs, PDAs, mobile computers, cameras, printers, mice, scanners, etc.

Web Server

The web server can perform several different actions, including generating a web page

 

containing statistics relating to performance of the mobile computer and creating an inter-

 

face for interaction with the terminal to configure system behavior.

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