Microplex M204, Installation And Configuration Manual

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178 GLOSSARY
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mesh of possible connections, a router receives transmitted mes-
sages and forwards them to their correct destinations over the best
available route. On an interconnected set of local area networks
(LANs) using the same communications protocols, a router acts
as a link between LANs, so messages can be sent between them.
destination Conceptual destination (similar to a logical queue) within the
M204 firmware that defines the print job and directs it to a spe-
cific I/O port.
On the host, any number of print destinations can be defined.
These are not the same as M204 destinations.
DMA Direct Memory Access. A high-speed technique for moving data
into and out of memory.
domain A group of computers administered together.
domain name server (DNS) Host providing responses to queries for a given IP name’s IP
address.
DTE Data Terminal Equipment.
EEPROM Electrically-Erasable, Programmable Read-Only Memory. Pre-
serves data after power is removed.
ezsetup Quick and easy installation script that runs on a TCP/IP host and
configures both the M204 and a host for printing.
FCC Federal Communications Commission of the United States of
America.
FF Formfeed.
FLASH memory Allows for upgrade without replacing ROMs inside the Print
Server.
FTP Daemon File Transfer Protocol Daemon for uploading/downloading files
in TCP/IP.
GOSIP Government Open Systems Interconnection Profile. A U.S. gov-
ernment document allowing new networks to use OSI protocols.
header strings Strings that precede print jobs used to control the printer and set
printing options.
host A computer attached to a network. Location of print job origin.
Note