HP EX475 MediaSmart Server User Manual

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Sub-folders A folder within a folder or a shared folder.

Subnet Mask Identifies the portion of the network IP address that can be

used for subnetworks. Also see

IP address.

System drive The hard drive (or drive partition) containing the operating

system.

T

TCP/IP Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol. A set of

communications protocols used to transmit data over networks. TCP provides

for the establishment of connections and exchanges streams of data. IP

specifies the format of the data. Also see

IP address

.

TCP/IPv4 TCP/IPv4 is the standard TCP/IP protocol in use today.

TCP/IPv6 TCP/IPv6 is the standard TCP/IP protocol used by Windows

Vista. IPv6 main advantage is the increase in number of available addresses.

TB Terabyte—refers to a data storage capacity equal to approximately

1000 gigabytes.

U

UNC Uniform Naming Convention—identifies shared network devices,

such as the HP MediaSmart Server. It is a format for specifying the location of

resources on a local-area network (

LAN

). It identifies each shared resource

with a unique address in the following format:

\\server-

name\sharedfolder-name

. For example,

\\SERVER\software

. Also see

LAN.

UPnP Universal Plug and Play—a networking protocol that allows for many

different types of devices to interact with one another. UPnP is the protocol

used by media streaming.

V

Visitor HP Photo Webshare albums can be shared with people outside

your local network, called visitors. If you use the HP MediaSmart Server for

personal use, visitors may be family or friends such as Grandma or Aunt

Karen. If you use the Server for business, visitors may be your customers or

business partners.

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