Glossary - Loewe Individual Sound Instrucciones De Manejo

Glossary

C
Channel (WiFi): Channel is understood to mean a certain part of the WiFi frequency
band. Devices that want to communicate with each other have to use the same WiFi
channel. In Europe the WiFi frequency band is currently divided into 13 channels.
Client: Also called network client, describes an end device such as your TV set
that is connected to the network and gets data from a (media) server to make it
accessible to the user.
D
DHCP: Abbreviation for Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol. DHCP allows auto-
matic assignment of IP addresses with the aid of a DHCP server.
DHCP server: Network service which takes care of automatic assignment of IP
addresses to clients.
DRM: Digital Rights Management. Processes to control copyright protected data.
To be used correctly, DRM protected contents require not only a DRM capable
device but also the possession of a license issued by the provider (to be paid for).
E
Ethernet: Cable linked data net technology for local networks (LANs). Also covers
standards for e.g. plug connectors and transfer speeds.
H
Host: Computer that the server services are provided from, i.e. that makes data
available. Refer also to media server.
I
ID3-Tags: Additional information in the case of MP3-files. Here you can save
information on the artist, title, album and album cover. This data is then processed
by the PC using an ID3 tag editor.
IP-Address: IP addresses (Internet Protocol Addresses) are used to identify devices
in an Internet Protocol (IP) network. IP addresses are made up of four groups of
numbers of three digits each.
L
LAN: Abbreviation for Local Area Network. Mainly used as a name for networks
with cabling (Ethernet).
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M
MAC address: Hardware address of a network adapter, e.g. the network card
in the PC. It is issued permanently by the manufacturer and is used to uniquely
identify devices in networks.
Mbit/sec: Information about the transfer rate in networks in megabits, i.e. millions
of characters per second. With WiFi the maximum speed is 11 (IEEE 802.11b) or 54
(IEEE 802.11g) Mbit/sec, in wired nets 10 Mbit/sec or 100 Mbit/sec (Fast Ethernet).
Media Server: Stands for the device which multimedia contents are stored on,
but is also the name for the service provided by the device that makes this data
available to the network.
MP3: Data format for compressed audio data.
N
NAS: Abbreviation for Network Attached Storage. The term describes a hard disk
which is independently linked to the network (i.e. without a PC).
R
Router: Device for connecting up several networks, e.g. home network and Internet.
S
Switch: Device for connecting several computers to a network.
U
UPnP AV: Abbreviation for Universal Plug and Play - Audio/Video. Is used to control
network devices from all manufacturers. Has become a wide spread standard for
home networking.
USB: Universal Serial Bus. Serial bus system for connecting external devices (USB
card reader, USB stick).
W
WEP: Abbreviation for Wired Equivalent Privacy. Former standard process in the
WiFi encryption, now outdated.
Wired network: see LAN.
Wireless network: see WiFi.
WiFi: Abbreviation for Wireless fidelity (Wireless Local Area Network). Also ab-
breviated as wireless network.
WMA: Abbreviation for Windows Media Audio, Microsoft own audio data format.
As with MP3 files, the content is compressed here as well.
WPA: Abbreviation for Wi-Fi Protected Access. Replaced WEP as standard encryp-
tion for wireless networks.