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NS380 / NS380W User Guide 71
YML826 Rev1 - Pan/Tilt Internet Camera
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(TCP/IP) Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol is a widely used
transport protocol that connects diverse computers of various
transmission methods. It was developed y the Department of
Defense to connect different computer types and led to the
development of the Internet.
Transceiver A transceiver joins two network segments together. Transceivers
can also be used to join a segment that uses one medium to a
segment that uses a different medium. On a 10BASE-5 network, the
transceiver connects the network adapter or other network device
to the medium. Transceivers also can be used on 10BASE-2 or
10BASE-T networks to attach devices with AUI ports.
U
UDP The User Datagram Protocol is a connectionless protocol that resides
above IP in the TCP/IP suite
ULP The upper-layer protocol refers to Application Layer protocols such
as FTP,SNMP, and SMTP.
User Name The USERNAME is the unique name assigned to each person who
has access to the LAN.
Utility It is a program that performs a specific task.
UTP Unshielded twisted-pair. UTP is a form of cable used by all access
methods. It consists of several pairs of wires enclosed in an
unshielded sheath.
W
WAN Wide-Area Network. A wide-area network consists of groups
of interconnected computers that are separated by a wide
distance and communicate with each other via common carrier
telecommunication techniques.
Windows Windows is a graphical user interface for workstations that use DOS.
Workgroup A workgroup is a group of users who are physically located together
and connected to the same LAN, or a group of users who are
scattered throughout an organization but are logically connected by
work and are connected to the same network group.
Workstations Workstation refers to the intelligent computer on the user’s desktop.
This computer may be an Intel-based PC, a Macintosh, or a UNIX-
based workstation. The workstation is any intelligent device a user
works from.