ZDC ZA-5000 User's Manual V2.2.5
Appendix B Glossary
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reduce the work necessary to administer a large IP network. The most significant
piece of information distributed in this manner is the IP address.
Encryption
For the security of transmit data in network, the data should be encrypted before
transmit and decrypt received data.
IP Address
Internet Protocol is the main internetworking protocol used in the Internet. Used
in conjunction with the Transfer Control Protocol (TCP) to form TCP/IP.
LAN&WAN
LAN. A communications network serving users within a limited area, such as
one floor of a building.
A LAN typically connects multiple personal computers and shared network
devices such as storage and printers. Although many technologies exist to
implement a LAN, Ethernet is the most common for connecting personal
computers.
A long distance link used to extend or connect remotely located local area
networks. The Internet is a large WAN.
MAC Address
Short for Media Access Control address, a hardware address that uniquely
identifies each node of a network..
NetBIOS
Network Basic Input Output System. An application programming interface
(API) for sharing services and information on local-area networks (LANs).
Provides for communication between stations of a network where each station is
given a name. These names are alphanumeric names, 16 characters in length.
Ping
A command line program in Windows, use it to check the connection whether is
reachable.
Router
A device that forwards data between networks. An IP router forwards data based
on IP source and destination addresses.
Web-based
Graphical User
Interface (GUI)
In this kind of user interface, user can use Microsoft Internet Explorer or other
browser to control, guard and manage the device.
WINS Server
WINS. Windows Internet Naming Service is a server process for resolving
Windows-based computer names to IP addresses. If a remote network contains a
WINS server, your Windows PCs can gather information from that WINS server
about its local hosts. This allows your PCs to browse that remote network using
the Windows Network Neighborhood feature.
