User`s guide

NETWORK IP CAMERA User’s Guide
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the data formatting, including the syntax of messages, the terminal to computer dialogue, character
sets, sequencing of messages etc.
SMTP – Simple Mail Transfer Protocol
TCP/IP - Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol. The wide-area-networking protocol that
makes the Internet work. TCP/IP is used on many networks, including the Internet. TCP keeps track of
the individual packets of information and IP contains the rules for how the packets are actually sent
and received.
URL – Uniform Resource Locator. An “address” on the network.
WAN – Wide–Area–Network. A communications network that uses such devices as telephone lines,
satellite dishes, or radio waves to span a larger geographic area than can be covered by a LAN.
Wizard – A program designed specifically to guide the user through a procedure. Typically used for
installation and configuration. Installshield Wizard is required to download ActiveX manually.