ipf electronic opti-check Technical Documentation Manual page 27

DHCP – (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol)
Protocol for automatic assignment of the  IP addresses
Ethernet
Wired data network technology for local data networks
Firewall
Software that checks and prevents access via the network
HTML – (Hypertext Mark-up Language)
Document language describing the formatting of text and graphics
IP address
"Mailing address" of a device in a network
Assignment of a  MAC address to a specific network
JavaScript
Programming language for websites allowing, among other features, dynamic actions within
websites
MAC-address – (Media Access Control)
6-byte address, hardware identification number for network devices unique throughout the world
Ping
Program for determining whether a computer is available in a network
Port
(Additional) address of data packets in a network
Describes the Internet services used, e.g., 21 – FTP, 25 – e-mail, 80 – websites (HTTP)
TCP – (Transmission Control Protocol)
Reliable protocol for data transfer
All data packets are transferred in the proper sequence
UDP – (User Datagram Protocol)
Faster but less reliable protocol for data transfer
Under certain circumstances, data packets may be lost or received in a different sequence
Domain name
arbitrary address that you enter into the address line of a browser in place of the IP.
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