Appendix 13VarioLink 2221/2821/3621 13-713.3 GlossaryTerm Definition10Base-T/100Base-TX/1000Base-TA standard for Ethernet, which is connected through a cable consist-ing of twisted copper wire pairs. The transmission speed of 10Base-T is 10 Mbps, of 100Base-TX is 100 Mbps, and of 1000Base-T is1,000 Mbps.Active Directory A service that manages all information such as hardware resourcesfor servers, clients, and printers on a network supported by Micro-soft and the attributes and access permissions of the usersanonymous FTP While normal FTP sites are protected by an account name and pass-word, this type of FTP site can be used by anyone without a pass-word by simply entering "anonymous" as the account name.APOP Abbreviation for Authenticated Post Office Protocol. An authentica-tion method with encrypted passwords, which results in increasedsafety, as compared to the usual unencrypted passwords used byPOP to retrieve e-mail messagesAppleTalk A generic name for the protocol suite developed by Apple Computerfor computer networkingAuto IP A function for automatically acquiring the IP address. If acquisitionof the IP address failed with DHCP, an IP address is acquired fromthe address space of 169.254.0.0.bit Abbreviation for Binary Digit. The smallest unit of information (dataquantity) on a computer or printer. Displays data using 0 or 1.BMP Abbreviation for Bitmap. A file format for saving image data, whichuses the .bmp extension. Commonly used on Windows platforms.You can specify the color depth from monochrome (2 values) to fullcolor (16,777,216 colors). Images are not usually compressed whensaved.Byte Unit of information (data quantity) on a computer or printer. Config-ured as 1 byte equals 8 bits.Client A computer that uses the services provided by a server through anetworkContrast The difference in intensity between the light and dark parts of the im-age (light/dark variation). An image with little light/dark variation issaid to have a low contrast, and an image with large light/dark vari-ation is said to have a high contrast.CSV Abbreviation for Comma-Separated Values. One of the formats forsaving database or spreadsheet data as a text file. (The file extensionis ".csv".) The data, which is separated by commas (as the delimiter),can be shared by different applications.Default The initial settings. The settings first selected when the machine isturned on, or the settings first specified when the function is select-ed.Default Gateway A device, such as a computer or router, used as a "gateway" to ac-cess computers not on the same LANDensity An indication of the amount of darkness in the image
