Toshiba E1-17063A Operator's Manual page 136

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POP/POP3, post office protocol
POP is a protocol to retrieve the E-mail message from a mail server. Most E-mail applications use
POP. POP3 is a newer version of the POP protocol.
PSTN, public switched telephone network
PSTN is a global telephone system enables to communicate in worldwide using copper wires to transmit
analog data.
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SMTP, simple mail transfer protocol
SMTP is a server protocol to transfer the E-mail message between servers. Most E-mail system uses
SMTP to transfer the E-mail messages over the Internet.
SNMP, simple network management protocol
SNMP is a suite of protocols for the purpose of managing complex networks. The device compatible
to SNMP stores the data of itself in MIB format.
Subnet/Subnet Mask
Subnet is a portion of a network specified with a common address component for the purpose of a
security and performance. On TCP/IP network, a portion of a network is specified with Subnet Mask.
Subnet Mask determines what subnet an IP address belongs to on the network.
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TCP/IP, transmission control protocol/internet protocol
TCP/IP is a suite of protocols to connect the network nodes on the Internet. TCP/IP actually composed
of several protocols; such as TCP and IP. TCP is used to manage the transmission of the data
between applications. IP is used to manage the transmission of the data between host computers.
Using TCP/IP, the node is identified with a 32-bit numeric address called "IP address".
TIFF, tagged image file format
TIFF is a file format for storing bitmapped images. The image files in TIFF format commonly describes
with a ".tif" extension.
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