Xerox WorkCentrePro 123 System Administration Manual

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Xerox CopyCentre/WorkCentre/WorkCentre Pro 123/128 System Administration Guide 16316 GlossaryThis chapter contains a list of terms used in the System Administration Guide. Eachterm has a corresponding definition that reflects the meaning of the term as it is usedin this Guide.Terms DefinedUse the following definitions to learn more about the meanings of terms used in thisGuide.10Base-T 10-Mbps baseband Ethernet specification using two pairs oftwisted-pair cabling: one pair for transmitting data and theother for receiving data. 10Base-T, which is part of the IEEE802.3 specification, has a distance limit of approximately 100meters per segment. See also Ethernet and IEEE.100Base-TX 100-Mbps baseband Fast Ethernet specification using twopairs of either UTP or STP wiring. The first pair of wires isused to receive data; the second is used to transmit. Toguarantee proper signal timing, a 100Base-TX segmentcannot exceed 100 meters in length. Based on the IEEE 802.3standard. See also Ethernet, and IEEE.ASCII An abbreviation of American Standard Code for InformationInterchange. A coding scheme that assigns numeric values toletters, numbers, punctuation, and certain other characters.BOOTP An abbreviation of Bootstrap Protocol. This is a protocol usedby a network node to determine the IP address of its Ethernetinterfaces, in order to boot a computer from a server via anetwork.Client Server A network environment in which the nodes communicate witha file server, and not directly with other nodes.DHCP An abbreviation of Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol. Aprotocol allowing the principal parameters of network devices(including IP Addresses) to be configured by central DHCPservers.DNS An abbreviation of Domain Name System. A system used inthe Internet for translating names of network nodes intoaddresses.Driver Software that is loaded on the client workstation that preparesdata to be sent to the machine.