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Appendix A — Glossary
IPL
Intermec Programming Language. A programming language developed
by Intermec for controlling some EasyCoder printers. Refer to the IPL
Programming Reference Manual.
LAN
Local area network.
Lease time
In a DHCP environment it's the amount of time a device keeps a
reservation on an IP address when it is off . For example, if printers
confi gured in DHCP mode never stay off or disconnected more than
one hour, setting the lease time to one hour and one minute makes the
printer always get the same IP address from the DHCP server. If the
printer does not appear on the network for more than one hour and one
minute, the DHCP server will consider the former IP address of the
printer as available for other devices
LPD
Line printer daemon.
LPR
Line printer.
MAC address
Media Access Control address. Also called hardware address, Ethernet
address, and node address. Based on the unique serial number of a NIC
(Network Interface Card). Th e serial number is usually organized in
couples of digits with space, hyphen, or colon characters between each
couple. Not to be confused with Mac as in Macintosh!
MIB
Management information base is a database of network confi guration
information used by SNMP and CMIP to monitor or change network
settings.
NIC
Network interface card. Th is is a circuit board that allows you to connect
a device to the network.
PrintSet
PrintSet is easy to use software developed by Intermec and running
under Windows 95, and later versions. It is used for setting up various
Intermec EasyCoder printers and for printing test labels. PrintSet
helps you create and maintain printer confi gurations, fi ne tune printer
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