Reference information, Glossary – Extron Electronics IPCP 505 User Guide User Manual
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Reference Information
This section of the guide includes the following reference items:
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File Types: a Key to Extron-specific File Names
Full product specifications are available via the IPCP 505 product page at
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Glossary
10/100Base-T
Ethernet which uses unshielded twisted pair (UTP - CAT 5, CAT 5e, CAT 6) cable, where the
amount of data transmitted between two points in a given amount of time is equal to either
10 Mbps or 100 Mbps.
ARP (Address Resolution Protocol)
A protocol which assigns an IP address to a device based on the MAC or physical machine
address of the device.
Custom web page
Any file that can be loaded into an IPCP and served by the internal web server. The IPCP
can be used for various web-based tasks. The web page provides a way to control the
IPCP and other devices attached to it without use of the software, and with or without an
accompanying event script. Any number and size of graphics can be used. If they are too
large to fit in the nonvolatile memory of the IPCP, web pages can be created so that they
can be served from another web server using Microsoft Internet Information Services (IIS).
DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol)
A standardized communications protocol that enables network administrators to locally and
automatically manage the assignment of IP addresses within the network of an organization.
Driver
A software package that controls the interface between the controller and peripheral
devices.
Ethernet
A network protocol that uses MAC addresses instead of IP addresses to exchange data
between computers. Using ARP (see above) with TCP/IP support, Ethernet devices can
be connected to the Internet. An Ethernet LAN typically uses unshielded twisted pair (UTP)
wires. Ethernet systems currently provide transmission speeds of 10 Mbps or 100 Mbps.
Event script
A program that controls an IP Link product. Event scripts are written in the “Extron C”
language (.sc), and compiled into a machine-readable event script file (.evt). The Global
Configurator program performs this compilation and uploads the compiled event file onto
the IPCP 505. The Extron C language is similar to ANSI C, with some differences. As long
as event scripts are turned on, they run continuously on the unit.
HTTP (HyperText Transfer Protocol)
A web protocol based on TCP/IP that is used to fetch HyperText objects
from remote web pages.
IP (Internet Protocol)
The protocol or standard used to send information from one computer to another on the
Internet.
IP address
A unique, 32-bit, binary number (12 digit decimal number, xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx) that identifies
each device or device port (an information sender and/or receiver) that is connected to
a LAN, WAN, or the Internet. IP addresses can be static (see static IP) or dynamic (see
IP net mask/subnet mask — See subnet mask.