Panasonic PT-LB50NTE manual Glossary

Glossary

Category	Item		Description		Page
	LAN	Abbreviation for Local Area Network. This			8
		is a network with a relatively narrow range
		such as inside a company.
	Access point	T h e s e a r e	s t a t i o n s f o r	r e l a y i n g	6
		electromagnetic signals between computers
		in a wireless LAN. When a computer
		is connected to an access point, it can
		communicate through the network connected
		to the access point.
	TCP/IP	Abbreviation	for Transmission Control		17
		Protocol/Internet Protocol. This is the
		standard internet protocol.
		This protocol is a set of rules and
		agreements governing data communications
		between computers.
	IP address	Internet Protocol (IP) is a		protocol	17/
		for distributing data, and the address			20/
		corresponding to the data distribution			49
		destination is called the IP address. The
Common		same IP address cannot be used within the
		same LAN.
Setting of
	DHCP	Abbreviation for Dynamic Host Configuration			17/
connections
		Protocol. This function automatically assigns			49
		IP addresses to the connected equipment.
		If a device with the DHCP server function
		is present within a LAN, it automatically
		assigns IP addresses to the connected
		equipment.
	Subnetmask	This limits the range of the IP addresses			17/
		assigned to computers in order to divide the			49
		network into a number of sections during
		TCP/IP connection. The value used to
		divide the network at this time is called the
		subnetmask.
	Gateway	This is a relay point for connecting different			49
		networks.
		This refers to the hardware and software
		used when connecting a network with a
		network that uses a different protocol, etc.
		It adjusts the protocol and other differences
		between networks to allow connection with
		other networks.

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