Canon MF7280 - ImageCLASS B/W Laser Driver Manual page 172

NetSpot Console
P
PCL
Port Setting Tool
5
Protocol
PS
S
SMB
Spool
Subnet
5-14
Glossary
A web-based version of NetSpot. Being browser enabled, it can be used to browse
and manage network devices.
Printer Control Language. A protocol originally designed by Hewlett-Packard enabling
PCs to communicate with printers. PCL has become a de facto standard for laser and
ink jet printers and is now supported by virtually all printer manufacturers.
A software utility that enables you to confirm and reset the correspondence between
the port of the device driver installed in Windows and its network address. The Port
Setting Tool is useful when the printer driver is unable to acquire the device status
information properly. If NetSpot Job Monitor is installed in your computer, you can
also use this utility to set the update interval for acquiring information and for checking
device types.
A set of rules that govern the transmission of data across a network.
PostScript. Developed by Adobe, this is a representative page descriptive language
that provides flexible font capability and high-quality graphics, especially for high
resolution printing.
Server Message Block. A protocol that provides file and printer sharing over a
network for Windows computers.
Simultaneous Peripheral Operations On-Line. Spooling means putting jobs in a buffer,
which is a special area in memory or on a disk. Because devices access data at
different rates, the buffer provides a waiting station where the data can wait until the
device for which it is meant is ready to access it.
A section of a network which utilizes the same network address as other parts of the
network, but is distinguished by a unique subnet number. A subnet is a section of a
network, which in turn can be a section of a larger network, such as the Internet.