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Certificate Authority,
CA
An organization or company that issues digital certificates.
Client/server Printing
Means that print jobs are sent to a file server, with different clients
attached to the print queue, rather than directly to the print server (Peer-
to-Peer printing).
config
file
This is a file that resides in the print server’s memory and contains all the
parameters that determine the Axis Network Print Server functionality.
By editing the
config
file (changing the parameter settings), you can
configure the Axis Network Print Server to meet the printing needs of
your network.
CPGID
Code Page Global ID
DHCP
Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol. Enables e.g. a print server to
automatically obtain an unused IP address from the DHCP server.
To fully benefit from this method, the print server also supports DDNS,
which is available in Windows 2000 networks.
Digital Certificate
Used to create digital signatures and public/private key pairs for secure
Web services.
DNS
Domain Name System. Resolves host names into IP addresses.
Dynamic DNS
Dynamic Domain Name System. Allows hosts to dynamically change the
IP address in DNS, e.g. when the host is given a new IP address by DHCP.
EBCDIC
Extended Binary Coded Decimal Interchange Code. Coded 8-bit character
set used by SNA and native IBM data streams.
FEP
Front End Processor. Generic term for a specialized computer linked to a
host machine to support a specialized function
(e.g. communications). IBM 3705, 3720, 3725, and 3745 are
communications FEPs.
Dynamic DNS
Dynamic Domain Name System. Allows hosts to dynamically change the
IPs address in DNS, e.g. when the host is given a new IP address by DHCP.
Firmware
Firmware is the print server’s internal software.
Flash Memory
The print
server software is stored in Flash Memory.
FTP
File Transfer Protocol. A TCP/IP protocol used for logging in to network
servers and for transferring files.
HPR
High Performance Routing. IBM implementation of APPN (Advanced
Peer-to-Peer Networking). Includes pro-active congestion control and
non-disruptive re-routing