Terminology Used In This User Manual - Kramer VP-311DVI User Manual

The VP-311DVI is housed in a desktop-sized enclosure and is 12V DC fed.
Control the VP-311DVI using the front panel buttons, or remotely via:

RS-232 serial commands transmitted by a touch screen system, PC, or other
serial controller

The Kramer infrared remote control transmitter

The ETHERNET

Remote control contact closure
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Terminology Used in this User Manual

This table
Term
802.3
Dynamic Host
Configuration
Protocol (DHCP)
Gateway
IP Address
Local Area Network
(LAN)
Media Access
Control (MAC)
Address
Transmission
Control
Protocol/Internet
Protocol (TCP/IP)
VP-311DVI - Overview
defines some terms that are used in this user manual.
Definition
The standard specification for ETHERNET that is maintained by the
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE).
Allows the network administrator to distribute IP addresses from a
central point and automatically send a new IP address when an
Ethernet point is plugged into a different network location.
A network position serving as an entry to another network. On the
Internet, a node or stopping point can be either a gateway node or a
host (end-point) node.
A 32-binary digit number that identifies each sender or receiver
(within a network via a particular server or workstation) of data
(HTML pages or emails) that is sent in packets across the Internet.
Every device connected to an IP network must have a unique IP
address. This address is used to reference the specific unit.
Computers sharing a common communications line or wireless link,
which often share a server within a defined geographic area.
A computer's unique hardware number (or address) in a LAN or
other network. On an Ethernet LAN, the (MAC) address is identical to
the Ethernet address.
The basic communication language or protocol of the Internet that
breaks the message into appropriately sized packets for the network,
and can be used as a communications protocol in an intranet or an
extranet.
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