User manual MOTOROLA FAST ETHERNET ADAPTER LPCI810

[. . . ] User Guide Fast Ethernet Adapter LPCI810 Regulatory, Warranty, and Copyright Information This device must be installed and used in strict accordance with the manufacturer's instructions as described in the user documentation that comes with the product. Postpone installation until there is no risk of thunderstorm or lightning activity in the area. This product was qualified under test conditions that included the use of the supplied cables between system components. To be in compliance with regulations, the user must use these cables and install them properly. [. . . ] DHCP A Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol server dynamically assigns IP addresses to client hosts on an IP network. DHCP eliminates the need to manually assign static IP addresses by "leasing" an IP address and subnet mask to each client. It enables the automatic reuse of unused IP addresses. This service opens one IP address to the Internet, usually for online gaming, and acts as a buffer between the Internet and your network. DNS The Domain Name System is the Internet system for converting domain names (like www. motorola. com) to IP addresses. A DNS server contains a table matching domain names such as Internetname. com to IP addresses such as 192. 169. 9. 1. When you access the world-wide web, a DNS server translates the URL displayed on the browser to the destination website IP address. The DNS lookup table is a distributed Internet database; no one DNS server lists all domain name to IP address matches. Domain Name A unique name, such as motorola. com, that maps to an IP address. Domain names are typically much easier to remember than are IP addresses. Download To copy a file from one computer to another. You can use the Internet to download files from a server to a computer. LPCI810 PAGE 13 Section 4 Glossary Driver Software that enables a computer to interact with a network or other device. For example, there are drivers for printers, monitors, graphics adapters, modems, Ethernet, USB, HPNA, and many others. DSL Digital Subscriber Line Dynamic IP Address An IP address that is temporarily leased to a host by a DHCP server. The opposite of Static IP Address. E Ethernet The most widely used LAN type, also known as IEEE 802. 3. The most common Ethernet networks are 10Base-T, which provide transmission speeds up to 10 Mbps, usually over unshielded, twisted-pair wire terminated with RJ-45 connectors. Fast Ethernet (100Base-T) provides speeds up to 100 Mbps. "Base" means "baseband technology" and "T" means "twisted pair cable. "' Each Ethernet port has a physical address called the MAC address. Event A message generated by a device to inform an operator or the network management system that something has occurred. F Firewall A security software system on the some devices that enforces an access control policy between the Internet and the LAN for protection. Firmware Code written onto read-only memory (ROM) or programmable read-only memory (PROM). Once firmware has been written onto the ROM or PROM, it is retained even when the device is turned off. FTP File Transfer Protocol is a standard Internet protocol for exchanging files between computers. [. . . ] Subnet Mask A methodology that determines what the router will examine for the destination of an IP address. A router delivers packets using the network address. Switch On an Ethernet network, a switch filters frames based on the MAC address, in a manner similar to a bridge. A switch is more advanced because it can connect more than two segments. T TCP Transmission Control Protocol on OSI transport layer four, provides reliable transport over the network for data transmitted using IP (network layer three). [. . . ]