Philips SLA5520 - Manual (Page 36)

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TKIP is the most commonly used sub-type of the security type WPA.
See security type.
See WPA.
Abbreviation – Temporal Key Integrity Protocol
The language that devices use to communicate. The PC is often the UPnP server.
The SLA5520 is the UPnP client and the UPnP control point.
Comparison – Your local language.
Abbreviation – Universal Plug and Play.
A UPnP client device connects to a UPnP server. It is able to playback music,
pictures and/or movies.
Example – See www.philips.com for UPnP compatible products.
A UPnP Control point is able to connect a UPnP server to a UPnP client. It can
start, pause and stop playback on UPnP client devices. UPnP control points are most
often embedded in UPnP clients.
Example – The user interface of the device.
A UPnP server is able to stream content to a UPnP Client.
A UPnP server is not necessarily a PC.
Example – Hard disk with a direct connection to the network, that acts as a UPnP
server.
Example – Philips Media Manager.
A web-address.
Example – http://www.philips.com.
Abbreviation – Uniform Resource Locator
See ethernet.
Abbreviation – Unshielded Twisted Pair.
A popular codec for audio files.
Abbreviation - Wave.
WEP is a kind of security type.
Abbreviation – Wired Equivalent Privacy.
WiFi is short for WiFi certified. Before a device is officially certified with WiFii, it
must pass the WiFi alliance test program. The WiFi alliance tests the device for
compatibility with the IEEE 802.11 technologies.
Abbreviation – Wireless Fidelity
Example – WiFi bg.
In wired networks, devices are connected with cables (ethernet) to other devices.
One of the devices is often a DHCP server.
Example – Router with connections to several PC’s.
The Philips Wireless Multimedia Adapter is a UPnP client. They are able to playback
music, picture and movie files.
Example – see www.philips.com for details.
The Philips Wireless Music Adapter is a UPnP client. The SLA5520 is able to playback
MP3, WMA, and WMA-DRM music files.
TKIP
UPnP
UPnP Client
UPnP Control point
UPnP Server
URL
UTP
WAV
WEP
WiFi
Wired network
Wireless Multimedia Adapter
Wireless Music Adapter
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