Philips 23iF9946 user manual Glossary

Chapter 17 – Glossary

Ad-Hoc Network	A direct network connection between two devices (two computers, or a PC and the
	Streamium LCD TV).
Access Point	A network connection between two or more devices (computers, or PCs and the
(Infrastructure network)	Streamium LCD TV) with a central network host (router, base station or PC).
Broadband	The Internet bandwidth determines the speed of your Internet connection. Broadband
	Internet is everything above 256 kbps.
Chroma Delay	Colour fine-tuning for different types of TV screens.
Codec	A software format for compressing and de-compressing media.
DHCP	If a network has a central host computer, wireless base station or router that acts as a
	DHCP server, this server allocates IP addresses, netmasks, and the gateway address to
	all DHCP client computers and devices in the network automatically.

Ethernet

Firewall

The most popular type of wired home network.

A firewall acts as a barrier that helps protect your network from intruders from the Internet. The firewall specifies what information can be communicated from the computers on your network to the Internet, and from the Internet to the computers on your network.

Gamma	Display intensity setting for different types of TV screens.
Gateway	The computer or network device that provides access to the Internet.
Home Link/PC Link	Refer to accessing streaming content from the home network.
Horizontal position	Shifts the horizontal position of the display on the TV screen.
(Advanced TV Setting)
Infrastructure Network	See Access Point.
MAC Address	The unique 12-character hardware address of the (wireless) network
	adapter. Sometimes used for identifying network hardware.
NAT (Network Address	A security feature implemented in most Internet gateway routers and Wireless Base
Translation)	Stations to keep your home network safe from intrusions from the Internet.
Peer-to-peer	See Ad-Hoc Network.
Philips Media Manager	The software you need to install and have active on your computer to be able to use
	PC Link for sending music, photo and movie files from the PC to the Streamium LCD
	TV.
Proxy address	The address of an intermediate computer, provided to you by your Internet Service
	Provider. Sometimes needed for accessing the Internet.
SSID	The wireless network name (this is not the same as your computer network name).
STP	Shielded Twisted Pair.The type of network cable you need to use.
Streaming	Playing media content from the Internet while it is downloading is called ‘streaming’.
Streamium	The Philips range of Internet enabled products.
uPnP	Universal Plug and Play.
Vertical position	Shifts the vertical position of the display on the TV screen.
(Advanced TV Setting)
WEP	Designates a type of wireless encryption.
Wireless Base Station	A hardware device that interconnects your wireless home network to the Internet.
(wireless gateway router)
Wireless USB Adapter	The hardware device that you need to connect to your PC to be able to make wireless
(wireless network	contact with the Streamium LCD TV.
adapter)

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