Planet Technology ICA-110 manuel d'utilisation

Internet Camera ICA-110/ICA-110W User’s Manual Version 1.1[...]

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4 T ABLE OF C ONTENTS ABOUT THIS GUIDE ................................................... 6 INTRODUCTION ............................................................ 7 F EATURES AND B ENEFITS .................................................. 8 U NPACKING THE P ACKAGE .............................................. 10 S YSTEM R EQUIREMENT .........[...]

5 I NSTALLATION ................................................................. 54 G ETTING S TARTED ........................................................... 59 U SING IPV IEW P RO ......................................................... 62 C ONFIGURING THE S YSTEM ............................................. 67 APPENDIX ....................[...]

6 A BOUT T HIS G UIDE This manual provides instructions and illustrations on how to use your Internet Camera, includes: z Chapter 1, Introduction , provides the general information on the camera. z Chapter 2, Hardware Installation , describes the hardware installation procedure for the camera. z Chapter 3, Security , explains the security feature o[...]

7 1 I NTRODUCTION Thank you for purchasing the ICA-110W/ICA-110 Wireless/ Internet Camera, a camera device that can be connected directly to an Ethernet or Fast Ethernet network and also supported by the wireless transmission based on the IEEE 802.11g standard. Compared to the conventional PC Camera, the ICA-110/ICA- 110W features a built-in CPU an[...]

8 Features and Benefit s Simple To Use The ICA-110/ICA-110W is a standalone system with built-in CPU requiring no special hardware or software such as PC frame grabber cards. The ICA-110/ICA-110W supports both ActiveX mode (for Internet Explorer users) and Java mode (for Internet Explorer and Netscape Navigator users). Therefore, all that is requir[...]

9 RS-485 Support The pin 5 & 6 of the I/O connectors are used for RS-485 data transmission. You can connect a special featured device (such as an external camera stand with rotation function) to meet your needs. When the external de vice is connected, you could configure the settings and control the device from the RS485 window of Web Configura[...]

10 Unp acking the Package Unpack the package and check all the items carefully. In addition to this User’s manual , be certain that you have:  One ICA-110 or ICA-110W (with external antenna)  One Installation CD-ROM  One Quick Installation Guide  One AC power adapter suitable for your country’s electric power  One Camera Stand ?[...]

11 System Requirement Networking Local Area Network:  10Base-T Ethernet or 100Base-TX Fast Ethernet. Wireless Local Area Network:  IEEE 802.11g Wireless LAN. Accessing the Camera For Web Browser Users  Operating System: Microsoft® Windows® 98SE/ME/ 2000/XP  CPU: Intel Celeron 1.1GHz or above (Intel Pentium 4 is preferred)  Memory S[...]

Physical Description This section describes the externally visible features of the ICA- 110/ICA-110W. Front Panel 2. Power LED 1. Link LED 3. Internal MIC 1. Link LED The Link LED is positioned on the right side of the ICA- 110/ICA-110W’s lens while facing the ICA-110/ICA-110W. It is located to the left of the Power LED. A steady ORANGE light con[...]

2. Power LED The Power LED is positioned on the right side of the ICA- 110/ICA-110W’s lens while facing the ICA-110/ICA-110W. A steady BLUE light confirms that the ICA-110/ICA-110W is powered on. 3. Internal MIC The built-in omni-directional microphone allows the camera to receive sound and voice. Rear Panel Figure 1-2: Rear panel of ICA-110 13[...]

Figure 1-3: Rear panel of ICA-110W 1. External Antenna The rotatable external antenna allows you to adjust its position to obtain the maximum signal. 2. Network Cable Connector The ICA-110/ICA-110W’s rear panel features an RJ-45 connector for connections to 10Base-T Ethernet cabling or 100Base-TX Fast Ethernet cabling (which s hould be Category 5[...]

15 light up. Release the reset button and the Power LED will begin to flash, indicating the ICA -110/ICA-110W is changing to factory reset. When factory reset is completed, the SSID is set as “NULL String” (This default setting will let the ICA-110W connect to ANY access point on the infrastructure network). The IP address will also return to t[...]

Screw Hole Bottom Panel Screw Hole 16[...]

17 Screw Hole Located on the top/bottom panel of the camera, the screw hole is used to connect the camera stand onto the camera by attaching the screw head on the camera stand into the screw hole of the camera.[...]

18 2 H ARDW ARE I NST ALLA TION Att aching the Camera to the S t and The ICA-110/ICA-110W comes with a camera stand (optional) with a swivel ball screw head that can be attached to the ICA- 110/ICA-110W's bottom screw hole. Attach the camera stand to the ICA-110/ICA-110W and station it for your application. There are three holes located in the[...]

Connecting the Ethernet cable Connect an Ethernet cable to the network cable connector located on the ICA-110/ICA- 110W’s rear panel, and then attach it to the network. Att aching the Power Supply Attach the external power supply to the DC power input connector located on ICA- 110/ICA-110W’s rear panel, and then connect it to your local power s[...]

20 3 S ECURITY To ensure the highest security an d prevent unauthorized usage of the ICA-110/ICA-110W the Admini strator has the exclusive privilege to access the System Administration for settings and control requirements to allow users the level of entry and authorize the privileges for all users. The ICA-110/ICA-110W supports multi-level passwor[...]

21 4 A PPLICA TION O F T HE C AMERA The ICA-110/ICA-110W can be applied in wide variety of applications. With the built-in CPU, it can work as a standalone system that provides a web-based solution transmitting high quality video images and sounds for monitoring purposes. It can be managed remotely, accessed and controlled from any PC desktop over [...]

22 Applications z Monitoring of local and remote places and objects such as construction sites, hospitals, amusement parks, schools and day-care centers through the use of a web browser. z Capture single frame images from the IPView Pro application. z Configure the camera to upload image or send email messages with a single frame image.[...]

Application Diagrams of the Camera Home Applications 23[...]

Office Applications 24[...]

25 5 U SING THE C AMERA You can access and manage the ICA-110/ICA-110W through: 1) a web browser, and 2) the enclosed software IPView Pro. This chapter describes the Web Configuration Utility, and provides the instructions on using the camera with a web browser. W eb Configuration Utility The ICA-110/ICA-110W must be configured through its buil t-i[...]

26 Default IP address Pre-view area Welcome Screen of the Configuration Utili ty After the default IP address is entered from the browser, the Internet Camera Welcome screen will appear with a still image. There will be three options to choose from to set-up and view your Internet Camera, including: z View Video – ActiveX Mode z View Video – Ja[...]

System Administration The Configuration Utility contains ten options in the top menu bar, including: System , Date/Time , Video/Audio , Network , Users, Trigger, Upload, RS-485, Information , Tools , and Home . TIP: Once you have changed the settings in each option, click Save to store the settings, or Cancel to abandon, or Refresh to reload the st[...]

Location This field is used for entering a descriptive name for the location used by the camera. Date/Time The Date/Time window contains commands to set up the camera's time and date, providing correct in formation to the rem ote users who might be thousands of m iles away from the camera’ s location. Date & Time - Server’s Time: Displ[...]

29 - TimeZone: Select the time zone for the region from the pull- down menu. (Please refer to the Appendix for the time zone selection table.) - Synchronized with Time Server: Select this option and the time will be based on GMT setting. When selecting the option, you have to enter the required information in the following fields: • IP Address - [...]

Environment Select Outdo or or Indoor according to the installation location of the camera. Light Frequency Select 60HZ or 50HZ . Video Resolution Select the desired video resolution from three formats: 176x144 , 320x240 , and 640x48 0 . The higher setting can obtain better quality; however, it will use more resource within your network. 30[...]

31 Compression Rate Select the desired compression rate from five lev els: Lowest , Low , Medium , High , and Highest . The higher compression rate can increase the data transmission over the network; however, it will provide poorer image quality. Frame Rate Select the optimal setting depe nding on your network status. Please note that the higher s[...]

- Brightness: Adjust the brightness level ranging from -64 to +64. - Saturation: Adjust the colors level ranging from -64 to +64. - Contrast: Adjust the contrast level ranging from -64 to +64. - Sharpness: Adjust the sharpness level ranging from -6 to +6. Network The Network window contains commands that allow you to set up networking configuration[...]

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34 IP Assignment - Use Static IP Address: You can select this option and enter the IP address directly. The default settings are: • IP Address – 192.168.0.20 • Subnet Mask – 255.255.255.0 • Default Gateway – 0.0.0.0 - Obtain IP address automatically via DHCP: If your network uses the DHCP server, sel ect this option. According to this s[...]

35 Wireless Interface - Connection Mode: Use this option to determine the type of wireless communication for the camera. The available settings are Infrastructure mode and Adhoc mode. - ESSID: The ESSID (Extended Service Set ID) is a unique identifier shared among all points in a wireless network environment. The default Network Name is blank space[...]

36 - WEP Key: To enable WEP Encryption, you should decide the encryption format first by selecting the ASCII or HEX , and then input the WEP key. ASCII input format: ASCII format c auses each character yo u type to be interpreted as an eight-bit va lue. All unaccented upper- an d lower-case Western Europea n c haracters that can be input through yo[...]

Users The Users window contains commands that allow the system administrator to assign legal users who are permitted to monitor the camera from the remote site. Administrator This field is used for entering the administrator password to access the settings. Enter the password in the Admin Password box, and then enter the same one again in the Confi[...]

38 Add User - User Name: Enter the user name in this field (a ma ximum of 32 characters, printable ASCII code). A max imu m of 32 users names are allowed; however, each users name must be different. Each user name can be used as a group given the password. For example, if the User Name is “Guest” and the User Password is “Guest”, anyone can[...]

Trigger The Trigger window contains the control settings for external device through the I/O port, and the settings required for e-ma il. - SMTP Server Address: To use the e-mail alert function, you must enter the mail server address in the field. - Sender e-mail Address: E n ter the e-mail Address of sender. - Receiver e-mail Address 1/2: Enter th[...]

- Password: Enter the user password according to SMTP server setting in this field. - Sending Interval : Enter the time interval to send next e-mail; the unit is by second. - Sending Times : Enter the sending times for every e-mail alert. When completed, you can do a test to confirm the related settings by checking the Send a test e-mail item. Trig[...]

Upload To upload the image to FTP server, you need to configure the related settings in the Upload window. FTP Server This field contains the following five basic settings for your FTP server. - Host Address: The IP Address of the target FTP server. - Port Number: The standard port number for the FTP server is Port 21 , and it’s also the default [...]

42 - Password: Enter the user password acco rding to FTP server setting in this field to login the FTP server. - Directory Path: Enter an existing folder name in this field, and the images will be uploaded to the given folder. Operation To enable the FTP upload function, check the En able upload video to FTP server option, and then configure the fo[...]

RS485 The RS485 window contains the control settings for external device through the I/O port. You have t o configure the respective settings in this window. Select Enable to enable the function for your camera, and configure the related settings in the following fields. NOTE: When RS485 function is enabled, the system will provide the additional c[...]

Port setting Select the proper protocol se tting from the two options: Popular protocol command setting or Custom protocol setting . - Popular protocol command setting: Select the proper protocol from the pull-down menu. Click the Preset Position button to bring up a control window, which allows you to control the camera with more options. A rrow b[...]

- Custom protocol setting: Select this field allows you to configure the commands protocol manually. You can click Test to test each command that you have assigned. In the Name and Command String boxes, you can customize more buttons for y our needs. Please note that the setting values in the Command String boxes should be from the connected extern[...]

MAC Address This field displays the MAC Address of the camera. IP Address This field displays the IP Address of the camera. Tools The Tools window contains commands for restarting the camera and upgrading firmware. Reboot Do you really want to reboot this device? Click YES from this option, and you can restart the camera just like turning the devic[...]

47 Factory Reset Do you really want to factory reset this device? Click YES from this option, and you can resume all factory default settings for the camera. NOTE: You have to configure the network settings again after a Factory Rese t . LED Control The LED control allows user to setup the LED illumination as desired. This feature provides the flex[...]

48 Update Firmware This option allows you to update the fir mware of the camera once you obtained a latest version of firm ware. Click Browse to find the firmware file saved in your computer, and then click Update . NOTE: It will take a few m inutes to update firmware. Please wait to complete the procedure; yo u can then reboot the camera. Once the[...]

Camera Name/Location: The Camera name and location will be displayed when the Camera Name/Location fields are entered in the System configuration page. Video/Audio: You can turn enable/disable the video and audio function by clicking the desired selection . Trigger: you can turn on/off the output device manually by clicking the OFF button. Browse/C[...]

When you enable RS485 function of the camera, the system will provide the additional control buttons on the screen (as show below). You can use the Up , Dow n , Left , and Right buttons to move the camera’s lens to your desired position. Click the Home button t o return to the default home position. When you select Popular protocol command settin[...]

51 If you select Custom protocol setting in RS485 configuration window (see page43), you can use the Custom Co mmand pull- down menu to select one position, then click Go To to move the camera’s lens to your desired position. NOTE: In the View Image screen (Ac tiveX mode and Java mode), Preset Position will be unavailable when you select to us e [...]

Camera Name/Location: The Camera name and location will be displayed when the Camera Name/Location fields are entered in the Web Configuration Utility. Video/Audio: You can turn enable/disable the video and audio function by clicking the desired selection . Trigger: you can turn on/off the output device manually by clicking the OFF button. Browse/C[...]

53 NOTE: 1. Please refer to the appendix o n how to install ActiveX, including 1.) install to the Web Server, and 2.) install to your Local PC. 2. The administrator has the authority to set the upload vid eo function through the setting in the Upload option of Configuration Utility . 2. The administrator has the authority to set the e-m ail video f[...]

54 6 IPV IEW P RO This chapter describes IPView Pro, which is a powerful software application designed with a user-friendly interface for ease o f control and navigation requirem ents. Inst allation Step 1 Insert the CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive to initiate the auto- run program. The menu screen will appear as below: Click the IPView Pro item to ac[...]

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Step 2 Click Next in the welcome screen. Step 3 Read and accept the License Agreement; then, click Yes . 56[...]

Step 4 Choose the destination location. If no specific requirement, leave the default setting and click Next . Step 5 The InstallShield Wizard starts to install the software, and the progress bar indicates the installation is proceeding. 57[...]

Step 6 If you use Windows® 2000/XP, it will appear a Digital Signature warning screen. Click Continue Anyway (Windows® XP) or Yes (Windows® 2000). Windows® XP Windows® 2000 Step 7 Click Finish to complete the installation. 58[...]

Getting S t arted This section describes the User Interface of IPView Pro, with detailed procedures for using the application. To launch IPView Pro, click Start > Programs > PLANET > IPView Pro > IPView Pro . The main screen will appear as below: NOTE: IPView Pro requires the system’s resolution se tting up to 1024x768. Please configu[...]

Item Feature NO. Item Description X Date/Time Show current date/time. Y Status Mode Window Show the camera’s status i n this window. Click the Change Status Mode butt on ( ) on the right lower co rner of the wind ow to chan g e the display m ode: Camera list mode Camera information mode Z View Window Show the camera’s view in thi s window. Sele[...]

Show the selected camera in full screen view. Enable dis playing t he video v iews in circles. Key Lock Button Click to lock/un lo ck the camera. When locked, the user cannot operate any camera. ] Power Button Click to exit or minimize IPView Pro. ^ Record Button Record video clip of the selected camera and save it in the computer. The storage po[...]

Using IPV iew Pro Adding a Camera To add a camera: 1. Click the System Configure button to enter the System Configuration. If you are not sure of the camera’s IP address, you can click Search to search the available camera(s) within the network. 62[...]

2. Select the camera you want by highlighting it, and then click Add Camera . The camera is added. Click the A dd Camera button. The camera found within the network. 3. Click Save , and then click the System Configure button to return to View Window. The selected camera’s video will be displayed now. 63[...]

Alternately, you can add a camera by entering the its IP address directly: 4. Select the Input IP tab. The camera is added . Click the A dd Camera button . Enter the camera’s IP address and Port. 5. Enter the camera’s IP address (default: 192.168.0.20) and Port (default: 80), and then click Add Camera . 6. Click Save , and then click the System[...]

Removing a Camera To remove the camera from the list: 1. S elect the camera you want to remove. 2. Click Delete Camera . Viewing a Camera From the View Modes of the panel, you can select one-camera mode or other modes to display your video. IPView Pro allows a maximum of 16 cam eras for viewing. For example, if you use only one camera, select one-c[...]

Recording Video IPView Pro allows you to record the video clip and save it in your computer through the following methods: Manual Record , Schedule Record , and Motion Record . When you click the Record button and select Manual Record , it will start recording. Click the button again to stop. If you select Schedule Record or Motion Record , the sys[...]

Configuring the System Clicking the System Configure button on the panel allows you to configure the system settings, and the System Configuration Screen will appear in the View Window as shown below. Once configured, click Save to save the settings, and then click the System Configure button again to exit configuration. System Configuration Screen[...]

Camera Configuration In this field, you can add/delete the camera (as described in the previous section). Also, you can configure the following settings: Web Configuration In the left column, selecting the Web Configuration item will launch the Web Configuration Utility in View Window. You can configure these settings according to the description i[...]

Motion Configuration-1 The Motion Configuration-1 item provides the commands for motion detection control. Before configuring, y ou should select one camera from the pull-down menu. 69 Select one camera. Select Custom re g ion . - Detect Region: • Full picture – When you select this option, the camera will monitor the whole area. • Custom reg[...]

recording automatically. You can set multiple areas in the view screen. Click Delete Region to remove the area selected. Click Clear All Region t o r e m o v e a l l areas in the view screen. - Sensitivity Level: Move the slide bar to adjust the sensitivity level for detecting motion to record video. Motion Configuration-2 The Motion Configuration-[...]

- Send e-mail: When this option is checked, click the Mailing Configuration in the left column to enter the required information (see the following section). - Play music: Play sound while there is a m otion detected in detection area. Tools The Tools item allows you to reset the camera to factory default setting or upgrade the firmware. 71[...]

72 - Reset: Restore the original setting of your camera. Do y ou really want to reset this device? Click Yes in the pop-up dialog box to confirm . - Factory Reset: Restore the factory default settings of the camera. Do you really want to factory reset this device? Click Yes in the pop-up dialog box to confirm. - Update Firmware: When new firmware i[...]

- Mail Server: Enter the mail server address that is used to send your e-mail. - Mail From/To: Enter the sender’s/receiver’s e-mail address. - Subject: Enter the title of the e-mail. - User Name/Password: Enter the user name/password according to mail server setting to login the mail server. - Interval Time: Enter a number in this box to setup [...]

Proxy Server Check the Proxy Server option and enter the required settings in the Address and Port boxes to enable and use the Proxy Server function. 74[...]

Recording Configuration In this field, you can configure the storage settings. - Log Storage: • Reserved HDD Space For MS-Windows OS – You can reserve 500 MB to 1000 MB hard disk space for the program. • Each Recording File Size – If the recorded video files reach the file size limit, video images will be recorded into another file automati[...]

76 • Storage List – The destination folder to save the recorded video file can be specified here. Click Modify to change the current path setting; click Add to add a new destination folder; click Delete to remove a selected path setting. Please note that you ar e not allowed to delete a path setting if there is only one setting in the list. - R[...]

- Week Mode: First, select the camera desired from the pull- down menu. Then, setup the tim e in the Start / Stop fields, and select the weekday from the buttons. Click Add to add the recording schedule to the list. Click Save to save the settings. 77[...]

Weekda y buttons. Others When multiple cameras connected, thi s option allows the system to display these views as the main view in circles according to your time settings. The range of Time interval of scan is from 1 to 20 seconds. 78[...]

Log List This filed displays the user(s) information, which includes the Date, MAC address, and the brief description of events. 79[...]

About This filed provides information of the software application. 80[...]

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82 7 A PPENDIX A Frequently Asked Questions Internet Camera Features Q: What is an Internet Camera? A: The Internet Camera is a standalone sy stem connecting directly to an Ethernet or Fast Ethernet network and supported b y the wireless transmission based on the IEEE 802.11g standard. It is different from the conventional PC Camera, the Internet C[...]

83 overall performance of the transmission speed will slow down when many users are logged on. Q: What algorithm is used to compress the digital image? A: The ICA-110/ICA-110W utilizes the JPEG image compression technology providing high quality images for users. JPEG is adopted since it is a standard for image compression and can be applied to var[...]

84 Q: What network cabling is required for the ICA-110/ICA- 110W? A: The ICA-110/ICA-110W uses Category 5 UTP cable allowing 10 Base-T and 100 Base-T networking. Q: Can the ICA-110/ICA-110W be setup as a PC-cam on the computer? A: No, the ICA-110/ICA-110W is an I nternet Camera used only on Ethernet and Fast Ethernet network and supported by wirele[...]

85 B PING Y our IP Address The PING (Packet Internet Groper) command ca n determine whether a specific IP address is acc essible by sending a packet to the specific address and waiting for a reply. It can also provide a very useful tool to confirm if the IP address conflicts with the INTERNET CAMERA over the network. Follow the step-by-step proce d[...]

86 C T rouble Shooting Q: I cannot access the ICA-110/ICA-110W from a web browser. A1: The possible cause might be the IP Address for the ICA- 110/ICA-110W is already being used by anot her device. To correct the possible problem, you need to first disconnect the ICA-110/ICA-110W from the network. Then run the PING utility (follow the instructions [...]

87 A3: Other possible problems might be due to the network cable. Try replacing your ne twork cable. Test the network interface of the product by connecting a local computer to the unit, utilizing a standard Crossover (hub to hub) Cable. If the problem is not solved the ICA-110/ICA-110W might be faulty. Q: Why does the Power LED not light up consta[...]

88 Q: Why does the ICA-110/ICA-110W work locally but not externally? A1: Might be caused from the firewall protection. Ne ed to check the Internet firewall with your system administrator. A2: The default router setting might be a possible reason. Need to double check if the configuration of the default router settings is required. Q: Why does a ser[...]

89 Q: There is poor image quality, how can I improve the image? A1: A probable cause might be the incorrect display properties configuration for your desktop. You need to open the Display Properties on your desktop and configur e your display to show at least 65’000 colors for example at least 16-bit. NOTE: Applying only 16 or 256 colors on your [...]

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92 E Adjust Internet Camera Focus To adjust the focus of the lens, you need to turn the lens slowly in either clockwise or anti-clockwise direction until the desired image appears. DO NOT over turn the lens in either of the directions, as it will be out of focus. NOTE: You can further adjust the ICA-110/ICA-110W' s image quality through System[...]

93 F . I/O T erminal Application Typically used in association with programming scripts for developing applications for m o tion detection, event triggering, alarm notification via e-mail, and a variety of external control functions. The 6-pin I/O Terminal Block is located on the rear panel and provides the interface to: a photo-coupled switch outp[...]

Interface Schematic 1. Input device (active control device) has independent power supply. 3 4 2. Output device (load) is driv en by external power supply. AC/ DC 6 5 Load 3. RS485 Interface 1 2 PTZ Camera 94[...]

95 G S pecification Video specification Resolution: 640 x 480 pixel Sensor: Color CMOS sensor Lens: f: 6.0 mm, F: 1.8 Lens mounting: Fixed board lens, CS-mount type Gain control: Automatic Exposure: Automatic White Balance: Automatic Image (Video Setting) Compression: M-JPEG Image frame rate: CIF, QCIF, VGA @ 30fps Support different fram e rate for[...]

96 Hardware Interface LAN Connector: One RJ-45 port, 10/100M auto- sensed, Auto-MDIX Wireless LAN: Built-in 802.11g WLAN (ICA-110W) Communication protocol: HTTP, FTP, TCP/IP, UDP, ARP, ICMP, DHCP, PPPoE, DDNS, SMTP, UPnP CPU: ADMtek 5120 RAM: 16MB Flash ROM: 4MB OS: Linux Power Supply: 5VDC/2.5A, 100~240VAC, 50/60Hz Power consumption: 10 Watt max. [...]

97 Browser: Internet Explorer 5.0 or above; Netscape 6.0 or above Application Software: IPView Pro OS supported: Microsoft Windows 98SE/ME/ 2000/XP Operating environment Operating temperature: 5 O C ~ 40 O C Storage temperature: -25 O C ~ 50 O C Humidity: 5% ~ 95%, non-condensing EMI FCC Class B, CE Class B, VCCI Class B[...]

98 I Glossary of T erms NUMBERS 10BASE-T 10BASE-T is Ethernet over UTP Category III, I V, or V unshielde d twiste d-pair m edia. 100BASE -TX The two-pai r twiste d-media im plementation o f 100BASE-T i s called 100BASE-TX . 802.11g An IEEE standard for wirel ess local area networks. It offers transm issions speeds at up to 54 Mbps in the 2.4- GHz b[...]

99 ARP Address Res olution P rotocol. ARP is a protocol t hat resides at the TCP/IP Internet layer that delivers data on the same network by tran slating an IP address to a physical address. AVI Audio Vide o Interleave, it is a Wind ows platform audio and video file type, a c o mm o n form at for small movies and videos. B BOOTP Bootstrap Protocol [...]

100 addresses to devices on a network . W ith dynam ic addressing, a device ca n have a different IP address every time it connects to the network. In some systems, the device's IP address can e v en change while it is still connected. DHCP also suppor ts a mix of static and dynamic IP addresses. This simplifies the task for network adm inistr[...]

101 Ethernet The most po pular LAN c ommunication technol ogy. There are a va riety of types of Et hernet, incl uding 10 Mbps (tradi tional Ethernet ), 100 Mbps (Fast Ethernet ), and 1,000 M bps (Gigabit Ethernet). Mo st Ethernet networks use Category 5 ca bling to carry inform ation, in the form of electrical signals, between devices. Ethernet is [...]

102 H HEX Short for he xadecimal refers to the base-16 number system, which consists of 16 unique symbols: the numbers 0 t o 9 and the letters A to F. For exampl e, the decimal num ber 15 is represe nted as F in the hexadecim al numberin g system . The hexadecimal system is useful because it can represe n t every byte (8 b its) as two consecutive h[...]

103 format used to route the in fo rmation. Your Internet service provi der controls the IP address of any device it connects to the Internet. The IP addresses in your network must conform to IP addressing rules. In smaller LANs, most people will allow the DHCP function of a router or gateway to assign t he IP addresses on internal networks. IP add[...]

104 L LAN Local Area Network a computer network that spans a relatively small area sharing comm on resources. Most LANs are confined to a single building or group of buildings. N NAT N etwork Addr ess Translator generally applied by a router, that makes m any different IP addr esses on an internal network appear to the Internet as a single address.[...]

105 NWay Prot ocol A network p rotocol that can automa tically negotia te the highest possi ble transmission speed between two devices. P PING Packet Internet Groper, a utility used to d etermine whether a specific IP address is accessible. It functions b y sending a packet to the specified a ddress and waits for a reply. It is primari ly used to t[...]

106 for transfer ors the m edium inclu de token- p assing and Carrier Sense Multiple Access with Collision Detection (CSMA/CD ),im plemented a s token-ring, ARC NET, FDDI, or Et hernet. T he Router I n formation Protocol (RIP),a part of the Transmission C ontrol Protocol/ Internet Pr otocol (TCP/IP) s uite, forwards p ackets from one network t o an[...]

107 Station In LANs, a st ation consist s of a device that can communicate data on the netw ork. In FDDI, a station includes both phy sical nodes and addressa ble logical devices. Workstat ions, sing le-attach stat ions, dual- attach stations , and conce ntrators are FDDI stat ions. Subnet mask In TCP/IP, th e bits used to create the subnet are cal[...]

108 ULP The upper-layer pr otocol refers to Appli cation Layer protocols s u ch as FTP,SNMP, and SMT P. User Name The USERNAME is the unique nam e assigned to each person who ha s access to the LAN. Utility It is a program that perform s a specific task. UTP Unshielded twisted - p air. UTP is a form of cable used b y all access methods. It c onsist[...]