Planet Technology 8-Port IP Power Manager IPM-8002 - Manual (Page 55)

Appendix C Glossary
A cation
Authentication refe ed message's integrity.
D
DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) software automatically assigns IP addresses to
client s loggin which eliminates the need to manually assign
p
D
D r Do e at
all machines on the net have. It translates fro d
D Name
T n Internet site address.
F
F rs to t retain t t electrical power (for example,
BIOS ROM).
Gate
Gateways are compute abling different networks, applications, and
o ems
H e
he name given to a computer or client station that acts as a source for information on the
n
H
H Text Transp e communications protocol used to connect to
serve est ection with a Web server and
transmits HTML pages to client browser (for example Windows IE). HTTP addresses all begin
with the prefix 'http://' prefix .yahoo.com).
MP
ICMP (Internet Control Message Protocol) is a TCP/IP protocol used to send error and control
messages over the LAN (for example, it is used by the router to notify a message sender that
the destination node is not available).
IP
IP (Internet Protocol) is the protocol in the TCP/IP communications protocol suite that contains
a network address and allows messages to be routed to a different network or subnet.
However, IP does not ensure delivery of a complete message—TCP provides the function of
ensuring delivery.
IP Address
The IP (Internet Protocol) address refers to the address of a computer attached to a TCP/IP
uthenti
rs to the verification of a transmitt
HCP
station g onto a TCP/IP network,
ermanent IP addresses.
NS
NS stands fo main Name System. DNS converts machine nam s to the IP addresses th
m name to address an from address to name.
omain
he domain name typically refers to a
irmware
irmware refe memory chips tha heir content withou
The ro
way
uter firmware stores settings made in the interface.
rs that convert protocols en
perating syst to exchange information.
ost Nam
T
etwork.
TTP
TTP (Hyper ort Protocol) is th
rs on the World Wide Web. HTTP ablishes a conn
(for example, http://www
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