HP Media Vault - Manual (Page 122)

Shared Folder
A “Share” means the same as “Shared Folder,” and you can use these terms interchangeably: A Share is a top-
level folder that stores other folders within it. For example, FileShare and MediaShare can store other folders
(called
sub-folders ).
Static IP Address
A number assigned to a device, such as a computer, on a network to be its permanent
IP address . Also see
DHCP .
Sub-folders
A folder within a folder or a Shared Folder.
Subnet Mask
Identifies the portion of the network
IP address that can be used for subnetworks.
System drive
The hard drive (or drive partition) containing the operating system.
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TCP/IP (Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol)
A set of communications protocols used to transmit data over networks. TCP provides for the establishment of
connections and exchanges streams of data. IP specifies the format of the data. Also see
IP Address . TCP/IPv4 is
the standard protocol in use today. TCP/IPv6 is the standard protocol used by Windows Vista. IPv6 main
advantage is the increase in number of available addresses.
Terabyte
Refers to a data storage capacity equal to approximately 1000 gigabytes.
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Uniform Naming Convention (UNC)
UNC identifies shared network devices, such as the HP Media Vault. It is a format for specifying the location of
resources on a
local-area network (LAN). It identifies each shared resource with a unique address.
\\mediavault -name\sharedfolder -name
For example: \\HPMediaVault\FileShare
UPnP
Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) is a networking
protoco l that allows for many different types of devices to
interact with one another. UPnP is the protocol used by media streaming.
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Version
One copy of a file. A version is created when a file is modified and the original copy is kept. When configuring