GlossaryAXIS 5500 / AXIS 5550 User’s Manual 123SPX Sequenced Packet Exchange, a NetWare communications protocol used totransmit messages reliably over a network.TCP Transmission Control Protocol. The connection-oriented, transport-levelprotocol used in the TCP/IP suite of protocols.Telnet A terminal emulation program for networks, often used to remotely controlWeb servers.TFTP Trivial File Transfer Protocol (TFTP) is an Internet software utility fortransferring files that is simpler to use than the File Transfer Protocol (FTP) butless capable. It is used where user authentication and directory visibility are notrequired. TFTP uses the User Datagram Protocol (UDP) rather than theTransmission Control Protocol (TCP).TLS Transport Layer Security, a protocol that guarantees privacy and data integritybetween applications communicating over the Internet.UNIX A 32-bit multi-tasking, multi-user operating system originally developed byAT&T.URL Uniform Resource Locator. A way of specifying the location of information onthe Internet.USB Universal Serial Bus.WAN Wide Area Network.WINS Windows Internet Name Service. A NetBIOS Name Server that maps NetBIOSnames to dynamically assigned IP addresses.Wizard A special form of user assistance that automates a task through a dialog withthe user. Wizards help the user to accomplish tasks that are complex andrequire experience, and even for the experienced user can help to speed up anoperation.
