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Appendix A — Glossary
performance, improve print quality, and download fonts, graphics, and
formats. Some EasyCoder models can also be upgraded in regard of
fi rmware by means of PrintSet.
SNMP
S imple n etwork m anagement p rotocol is a protocol based on UDP/IP
used for confi guration of network devices and error reporting. An SNMP
server has to be installed on the network (IPNM in the case of Intermec
printers).
SSID
S ervice S et Id entifi er. Used to diff erentiate wireless LANs that overlap in
frequency and physical coverage area.
TCP
T ransmission c ontrol p rotocol. Th is protocol provides a method for
creating a connection-oriented, reliable, error-free, full-duplex, byte-
stream communication between two processes. See also IP.
Telnet
Th e TCP/IP remote terminal protocol for connection to a login server.
Trap
Is a SNMP message between a device and an SNMP server reporting a
failure. Out of paper is a trap sent to IPNM (Intermec Printer Network
Manager) from a printer.
URL
U niform r esource l ocator is a way of specifying the location of publicly
available information on the Internet.
WPA
Wi-Fi Protected Access, a system to secure wireless (Wi-Fi) computer
networks, created in response to some of the weaknesses found in WEP.
WEP Key
W ired E quivalent P rivacy is an encryption key for radio transmissions.
WINS
W indows i nternet n ame s ervice. A NetBIOS Name Server that maps
NetBIOS names to dynamically assigned IP addresses.
Wizard
A special form of user assistance that automates a task through a dialog
with the user. Wizards help the user to accomplish tasks that are complex