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Appendix A — Glossary
Agent
Is the part of fi rmware of a device supporting SNMP. Fingerprint and
EasyLAN include an agent to serve SNMP purposes
ARP
Address Resolution Protocol is a protocol within TCP/IP networks that
allows a host to fi nd the physical address of a node on the same network.
It is available in UNIX, Windows 95, Windows 98, and Windows NT.
ARP cannot be used across routers.
BOOTP
BOOT Protocol is a TCP/IP protocol, used for downloading startup
information such as the IP address to hosts on the network. BOOTP
requires a BOOTP daemon on your system. A request made to an
active BOOTP daemon initiates a search of the Boot Table for an entry
matching the print server's Ethernet address. If a matching entry is
found, the daemon downloads the IP address to the print server.
CompactFlash memory card
CompactFlash card is a removable mass storage device.
Daemon
Disk and execution monitor is a program that lays dormant waiting for
some condition to occur.
DHCP
Dynamic host confi guration protocol (DHCP) is available in Windows
NT and UNIX systems, and allows for the automatic but temporary
assignment of IP addresses from a central pool. DHCP causes the
selected host to automatically allocate and download an unused IP
address to the requesting print server. It also provides validation data that
defi nes how long the IP addresses will remain valid. To fully benefi t from
this method, the EasyLAN also supports the WINS host name resolution
protocol, which is available in Windows NT networks.
Direct Protocol
A subset of Intermec Fingerprint programming language. Refer to
Intermec Direct Protocol v8.10, Programmer's Reference Manual.
DNS
Domain name service refl ects the server names and addresses within a
network.
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