Xerox 7760DN - Phaser Color Laser Printer Administrator's Manual page 56

Terms and
Abbreviations
driver
EtherTalk
FTP
host
HTTP
HTTPS
Internet
IP
IP address
IPP
job accounting
Key User account
LPR
MaiLinX alerts
MaiLinX remote printing
mDNS
Definitions
Software that is loaded on the client workstation that prepares data to be
sent to the printer.
A type of network connection (provided by EtherTalk software installed in
a Macintosh computer) that enables use of AppleTalk network services on
an Ethernet network.
FTP (File Transfer Protocol) is a basic TCP/IP connectivity utility used to
transfer data between computers.
A computer or other device on a TCP/IP network.
HTTP (Hyper Text Transfer Protocol) is a non-secure protocol used to
communicate across the internet between the printer web server and the
web browser (clients).
HTTPS (Secure Hyper Text Transfer Protocol) is a secure protocol used
to provide authentication and encrypted communication to preserve the
confidentiality of your data.
The global collection of networks that are connected together and share a
common range of IP addresses.
The network protocol used for sending network packets over a TCP/IP
network.
A unique 32-bit address for a host on a TCP/IP network or Internet
working.
IPP (Internet Printing Protocol) is an application-level protocol that is used
for distributed printing on the Internet and intranets, designed and
implemented by Xerox research to validate the IPP specification and as
an aid in developing IPP servers.
The purpose of job accounting is to collect and report information about
all jobs that print. The information collected identifies the submitter of the
job and the resources used to print the job.
A CentreWare IS feature that enables you to limit access to specific
printer functions by specifying a name and password. You can set up a
Key User account that is password protected. The Key User has the
ability to change some printer settings. CentreWare IS requires the name
and password before access to the printer function is allowed.
LPR (Line Printer Remote) is an application-level printing protocol that
uses TCP/IP to establish connections between printers and workstations
on a network.
A feature in CentreWare IS that allows the printer to automatically send
email to you and others under certain conditions.
A feature in CentreWare IS that enables you to print to Xerox printers over
the Internet, directly from Windows applications. The print jobs are sent
as email.
mDNS (multicast DNS) is a multicast-based discovery protocol that
enables you to find your printer on an Apple network or another device
that uses multicast-based discovery.
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