Specifications

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WX-5095 Handbook
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9. Acronyms
Account Name Same as your Username
Account No. Same as the first
X-Stream serial number in your account
COM Port RS232 Communication port on a PC, sadly disappearing on most home office PCs
CD C
ompact Disk
CE Customer Equipment (eg. X-Stream)
DCE D
ata Communication Equipment (eg. X-Stream)
DTE Data Terminal Equipment (eg. PC)
DVD Digital Versatile Disc
Ethernet A frame
-based computer networking technology that operates at 10/100 Mbit/s for local area
networks
FTP File Transfer Protocol, used to transfer data from one computer to another over the Internet, or
through an Ethernet network.
HTTP H
ypertext Transfer Protocol used to transfer or convey information on the World Wide Web
LAN Local Area Network, a computer network covering a small geographic area, like a home, office,
or group of buildings, most likely based on switched IEEE 802.3
Ethernet technology
LIU Line Isolation Unit, provides electrical isolation between CE and a telephone system
mA Milliamps
MAC Address M
edia Access Control address is a unique identifier of a computer networking device
Mbps Mega (million) bits per second
Media Pool A copy of files uploaded to your account.
MMC M
ulti Media Card, a small card based data storage medium
MOH Music On Hold
MP3 Moving Picture Experts Group (MPEG)-1, Audio Layer 3
Password Used (with your Username) to access your WaveCube account
PC P
ersonal Computer, or Potato Cake (in Melbourne)
PIR Passive Infrared Detector, a common type of motion detector used in security alarm systems.
POP Server P
ost Office Protocol Server
RS232 Recommended Standard number 232 for connecting DTE & DCE data communication devices.
SD Card Secure Digital Card, a small card based data storage medium
Serial Another name for RS232, although not limited to this
SMTP Server S
imple Mail Transfer Protocol Server
SOHO Small Office/Home Office
USB Symbolized by
Universal Serial Bus, a serial communications computer bus to
interface devices
User User Account details
Username Used (with your Password) to access your WaveCube account
VoIP V
oice over Internet Protocol. This is packet switched voice rather than circuit switched voice.
WAN W
ide Area Network, a computer network that covers a broad area whose communications links
cross metropolitan, regional, or national boundaries