Axis USB User Manual

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Glossary56 AXIS OfficeBasic USB User’s ManualSection 13 GlossaryAppleTalk A local area network protocol for communication between AppleComputer products and other computers and peripherals.ARP Address Resolution Protocol. A protocol within the TCP/IP suite ofnetwork protocols that allows a host to find the physical address of anode on the same network. ARP cannot be used across routers.AutoIP A method to automatically set an IP address in the absence of a DHCPserver.config File This is a file that resides in the print server’s memory and contains all theparameters that determine the AXIS OfficeBasic USB functionality. Byediting the config file (changing the parameter settings), you canconfigure the print server to meet the printing needs of your network.DHCP Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol. DHCP allows for enables a host(e.g. print server) to automatically obtain an unused IP address. It alsoprovides validation data that defines for how long the IP addresses willremain valid.To fully benefit from this method, the AXIS OfficeBasic USB also supportsthe DDNS, which is available in Windows 2000 networks.DNS Domain Name System. Resolves host names into ip addresses.Dynamic DNS Dynamic Domain Name System. Allows hosts to dynamically change IPaddresses in in DNS, e.g. when the host is given a new IP address byDHCP.Firmware Firmware is the print server’s internal software.Flash Memory The print server firmware is stored in Flash memory .FTP File Transfer Protocol. A TCP/IP protocol used for logging in to networkservers and for transferring files.HTML Hypertext Markup Language. A standard hypertext language used forcreating World Wide Web pages and other hypertext documents.HTTP Hypertext Transfer Protocol. The TCP/IP protocol for Web basedcommunication.