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Glossary of Terms (continued)

Term

Purpose

SNMP (Simple Network Management Protocol)

MIB (Management Information Base)

This is protocol for the network management services. This protocol provides a means for network compliant devices, called agents, to store data about themselves in Management Information Bases (MIBs) and return this data to the SNMP requesters.

A formal description of the way an agent can be accessed using SNMP and the functions that can be managed.

Network

Settings

IP addresses

The basic network parameters needed to configure the network interface. (Note: These include the IP Address, the Subnet Mask, the Default Gateway, the DNS Server Address and the DNS Domain Suffix.)

Specifies the current IP addresses that are 32-bit values that are normally expresses in dotted-quad format. (Note: This address must not be the same as another device on the same local network.)

Subnet mask

Default gateway

Telnet

UDP (User

Datagram

Protocol)

Specifies a 32-bit value that routers use to send a message to the correct subnet.

Specifies the address of the router (in a network using subnets) that forwards traffic to a destination outside of the subnet of the transmitting device.

This is a common terminal emulation program that allows a User to send commands to a TCP/IP connected device and receive the responses.

Defines a protocol for sending and receiving messages on a network.

Syslog

Root User

Guest User

Ping

The standard method for logging system events.

A User with administrative rights to change any Printer settings.

A User without rights to change Printer settings.

A common utility or command that sends a message to network devices asking for a return message. (Note: This is used to diagnose if the device is on the network or to troubleshoot the connection.)

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