Dhcp Server; Digital Certificate; Eap Method; Eap-Tls Authentication - Sony SNC-RX530N User Manual

DHCP server

Abbreviation for Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol
server. The IP address of a terminal without an
individual IP address can be automatically distributed by
the Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP). The
DHCP server assigns the IP addresses to the terminals.

Digital certificate

An electronic certificate that a CA (Certificate
Authority) attests that a public key to cancel a secret
code is issued by an authentic publisher.
Digital zoom
Zooming in/out function of an image without using an
optical zooming function.
DNS server
Abbreviation for Domain Name System server. As an IP
address required for connecting to the device on an IP
network is numerical and difficult to remember, the
Domain Name System was established. A domain name
is alphabetic and is easier to remember. When a client
computer uses a domain name to connect to another
computer, it asks a DNS server to translate the name into
the corresponding IP address. Then the client computer
can obtain the IP address of the computer to be
connected.

EAP method

Abbreviation for Extensible Authentication Protocol.
This is a protocol extended from PPP (Point-to-Point
Protocol) and having an authentication function.

EAP-TLS authentication

TLS is an authentication protocol of the EAP methods
using Transport Layer Security. By using digital
certificates and other methods, EAP-TLS prevents data
falsification, eavesdropping and spoofing.
Frame rate
The number of frames of a moving image that can be
transmitted per a second.
FTP client
Software to be used for accessing the FTP server.
FTP server
A server to be used to transfer files via a network.
HTTP port
A port used to communicate between the web server and
the web client such as a web browser.
H.264
One of the image compression formats. The standard
written by the JVT (Joint Video Team) , joint
organization for standardization composed of ISO and
ITU-T. H.264 is capable of transmitting video data at a
higher compression rate than that of MPEG4.
IP address
Abbreviation for Internet Protocol Address. An
individual IP address is basically assigned to each piece
of equipment connected to the Internet.
Java applet
A program written in Java language that can be used in
the Web browser.
Java Virtual Machine
Software that transfers the Java applet's byte code to the
native code of your system to execute it.
JPEG
Abbreviation for Joint Photographic Expert Group. The
still image compression technology or standards of the
ISO (International Organization for Standardization)
and ITU-T. Popularly used as image compression format
on the Internet, etc.
MAC address
A network address that uniquely identifies each LAN
card.
MPEG4
Abbreviation for Moving Picture Experts Group4. One
of the MPEG standards for image compression format
aiming to transmit images at a high compression rate
with lower picture quality.
Multicast
The class D IP address assigned between 224.0.0.0 and
239.255.255.255. Using this IP address enables you to
transmit the same data to multiple equipment.
Network address
The portion that identifies the local network (subnet) in
an IP address.
Network bandwidth
Bit rate that can be used for networking.
NTP server
Network time server that transmits and receives time
information over the networks.
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