INM MTL RugiCAM-IP Rev 54519 GLOSSARY OF TERMSAlert An alert can be in the form of an e-mail or an ftp upload of an image, that occurswhen a sensor is triggered, or motion is detected.AVI Audio Video Interleaved. A Windows multimedia video format from Microsoft.CBR Standard Bit Rate Encoding. This aims for a constant or unvarying bandwidth levelbut the video quality can vary.CIF Common Interface Format. A standard video resolution format used in videoconferencing. CIF resolution is 352x288 and bit rate is 36.5 Mbps (at 30fps).DHCP Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol. A system by which each piece of equipmenton a network is allocated an address IP dynamically.Ethernet The most widely used local area network (LAN) access method, defined by theIEEE as the 802.3 standard.FTP File Transfer Protocol. A standard protocol designed for transferring files over a TCP/IP net-work.IPInternet Protocol. The network layer protocol in the TCP/IP communications protocolsuite (the “IP” in TCP/IP). IP contains a network address and allows messages to berouted to a different network or subnet.LED Light Emitting Diode. A semiconductor device that emits light when avoltage is applied.Motion detection Camera function that causes an alert to be triggered when movement is detected inthe field of view.Protocol Standards governing the transmission and reception of data.Resolution Screen resolution is expressed as a matrix of dots. For example, the VGA resolutionof 640x480 means 640 dots (pixels) across each of the 480 lines.RJ-45 Registered Jack 45. RJ-45 type connections are used in Ethernet devices.SNTP Simple Network Time Protocol. A protocol that allows devices to update internalclocks using a standard source available on a network.Static IP address A static IP address that is assigned manually and never changes.TCP/IP Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol. A communications protocoldeveloped under contract from the U.S.VBR Variable Bit Rate Encoding. This allows the bit rate to vary but maintains a constantvideo quality level.VGA Video Graphic Array. The video display standard for the PC.