User Manual “Instreamer“ - V4.03 - 24th October 2013
7 Dictionary
DHCP Short for Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol, a
protocol used to assign an IP address to a device
connected to a Network.
IP Short for Internet Protocol, the IP is an address of a
computer or other network device on a network
using IP or TCP/IP. Every device on an IP-based
network requires an IP address to identify its
location or address on the network. Example:
192.168.2.10
IPzator Barix IPzator™ technology is designed for the
purpose that the Barix device can create its own IP
address according to the network structure in case
it can’t receive one from your network. If DHCP,
AUTOIP or BOOTP fail, IPzator will create an IP
address within the subnet and test it. If the address
works and is not being used by another device on
the network, it will give the address to the Barix
device.
MAC address Abbreviation for Medium Access Control, a MAC is
a unique address number formatted in hexadecimal
format and given to each computer and/or network
device on a computer network. Because a MAC
address is a unique address a computer network
will not have the same MAC address assigned to
more than one computer or network device.
Example: A1:B2:C3:D4:E5:F6
Netmask A number used to identify a sub network so that an
IP address can be shared on a LAN (Local Area
Network).
A mask is used to determine what subnet an IP
address belongs to. An IP address has two
components, the network address and the host
address. For example, consider the IP address
150.215.17.009. Assuming this is part of a Class B
network, the first two numbers (150.2) represent the
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