Glossary
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all-in-one-gateway: A device that provides multiple network features such as a router, modem, local area network (LAN) switch, firewall, and/or a wireless access point. Also see LAN.
anti-virus software: Software that checks a hard drive for viruses (harmful computer code) that may infect a computer.
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BIOS: Basic Input/Output Services—the firmware code run by the server when first powered on. The
BIOS prepares the server for operation and allows the server software to load, execute, and assume control of the server. This process is also known as booting up.
Browser window: A browser window is used to display web pages either on a web site or stored locally such as the server’s User’s Guide.
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client computers: A client computer is a computer that accesses the server by the home network. This term also applies to computers using remote access to the server.
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DHCP: Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol—the protocol used to assign IP addresses to network devices, such as computers. DHCP automatically assigns IP addresses to network devices; the assigned address can change over time. Also see IP address, Protocol, and Static IP Address.
Digital Living Network Alliance: A set of standards (that includes UPnP A/V) for sharing media between devices. PVConnect is DLNA compliant. Windows Media Connect is not. This compliance allows
PVConnect to work with more DMRs.
digital rights management: Technology built into digital media, such as music and movies, that allows companies in charge of their copyrights to decide how and where media can be used.
DMR: Digital Media Receiver (DMR), Digital Media Adapter (DMA), Digital Media Player (DMP)—a consumer electronic device that communicates with the server and brings digital media streams— such as photos, music, or video—to your entertainment center.
DNS: Domain Name System—a server that associates network names with IP addresses. Also see IP address.
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folder duplication: Folder duplication duplicates folders and files across multiple hard drives. If you enable folder duplication and one hard drive fails, you will not lose any files stored in a shared folder. Any folder that has folder duplication enabled uses twice the amount of server storage.
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HTTPS: A secure HTTP connection. HTTP (HyperText Transfer Protocol) is the format used to transfer and send web page information across networks, on the Internet, and in help systems. HTTPS is an
HTTP connection over encrypted Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) transport mechanism. Also see
Protocol.
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IP address: An IP (Internet Protocol) address is a number that uniquely identifies devices, such as computers, on a network.
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LAN: Local area network—a small number of computers that are connected together in a small area, usually in the same building.
logical: A device, such as a partition named by the logic of a software system, regardless of its physical relationship to the system. For example, a computer with a single physical hard disk that contains two logical drives, C: and D:.
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Map: Assigning a drive letter to the connection on a computer to access a shared folder on the server.
Mbps: Megabits per second.
Media streaming: Media streaming sends media—music, photos and video files—from the server to other devices that can play the media. The server includes functionality that allows media to stream to a
Digital Media Adapter (DMA). Also see DMR.
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NAT: Network Address Translation—Broadband routers use NAT technology to allow network components to share Internet access over a single IP address. Additionally, NAT acts like a firewall because the computers and other devices—including the server—on the network are given
IP address that are non-routable (non-internet addresses). This masks the real IP addresses of your network components and keeps them from being seen outside the home. Also see IP address.
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partition: A logical division of a physical hard disk. Partition data refers to the information contained within the divisions on the drive. For example, some computers are formatted with a C: and D: drive, both of which use the same physical hard drive.
password hint: A password hint helps you remember your password. The password hint can be seen by anybody who clicks the link to display it.
PECI: Platform Environment Control Interface, abbreviated as PECI, is a recent (introduced in 2006) technology used for thermal management in the Intel Core 2 Duo microprocessors. While previous thermal management technologies have made use of thermal diodes, PECI instead uses on-die digital thermal sensors (DTS). These sensors, after being calibrated at the factory, are able to provide digital data concerning processor temperature information. The PECI bus, allowing access to this data from chipset components, is a proprietary single-wire interface with a variable data transfer speed (from 2 kbit/s to 2 Mbit/s).
physical hard disk: The actual hard disk (hard drive) located in a device that stores files and data.
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port 80: Usually, an HTTP client, such as a Web browser, initiates contact to a server through port 80.
After contacting the server, the server sends back a response, such as a Photo Publisher page.
Privilege level: A level assigned by the user that decides what access levels are available to other users.
Protocol: The standard(s) of how computers communicate data with each other.
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router: A device connected to your computer that joins two or more networks. For example, a router connects your local network to the Internet.
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SATA: Serial Advanced Technology Attachment (or Serial ATA) is an interface standard that moves information to and from a storage device, such as a hard drive.
shared folders: A “share folder” means the same as a “share,” and you can use these terms interchangeably: A shared folder is a -level folder that is shared on the network and stores other folders within it. For example, the Music shared folder can store other folders (called sub-folders).
A subfolder might be named for a musician, such as Mark Knopfler.
SMTP: Simple Mail Transfer Protocol—The main protocol used to send email on the Internet, consisting of rules for how programs sending mail should interact with programs receiving mail.
Static IP Address: A number assigned to a device, such as a computer, on a network to be its permanent
IP address. Also see IP address and DHCP.
strong password: A strong password must be at least 7 characters long and must fulfill three of the following four character criteria: uppercase characters, lowercase characters, numbers, and symbols (such as !, @, #, and so on.) Also see password hint.
Sub-folders: A folder within a folder or a shared folder.
Subnet Mask: Identifies the portion of the network IP address that can be used for subnetworks. Also see
IP address.
System drive: The hard drive (or drive partition) containing the operating system.
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TB: Terabyte—refers to a data storage capacity equal to approximately 1000 gigabytes.
TCP/IP: Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol. A set of communications protocols used to transmit data over networks. TCP provides for the establishment of connections and exchanges streams of data. IP specifies the format of the data. Also see IP address.
TCP/IPv4: TCP/IPv4 is the standard TCP/IP protocol in use today.
TCP/IPv6: TCP/IPv6 is the standard TCP/IP protocol used by Windows Vista. IPv6 main advantage is the increase in number of available addresses.
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UNC: Uniform Naming Convention—identifies shared network devices, such as the server. It is a format for specifying the location of resources on a local-area network (LAN). It identifies each shared resource with a unique address in the following format: \\server-name\sharedfolder-name. For example, \\SERVER\software. Also see LAN.
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UPnP: Universal Plug and Play—a networking protocol that allows for many different types of devices to interact with one another. UPnP is the protocol used by media streaming.
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WAP: Wireless Access Point—a device, such as a wireless router, that connects wireless communication devices together to form a wireless network. A WAP often connects to a wired network, and can relay data between wireless devices and wired devices.
Web browser: An application used to access information on networks, on the internet, and in help systems.
Common web browsers include Internet Explorer, Netscape, and Firefox.
WEP: Wired Equivalent Privacy—a protocol that encrypts data on a wireless system for security.
WPA: Wi-Fi Protected Access—a technology that allows for increased security with wireless networks.
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