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Networking Reference
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Link-Local Link-Local assigns a unique IP address to the HFA without searching the local
network. Link-Local does not require a DHCP server.
MAC Address A MAC (Media Access Control) address is your computer’s
unique hardware
number (128-bit address) associated with a network card or device. On an
Ethernet LAN, it's the same as your Ethernet address.
Networking Term used in this section of the User M
anual to represent collectively: data
export, database synchronization, and the EMR/PMS/DICOM features provided by
the HFA II-
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PMS Practice Management System - Integrated sy
stem for management of patient and
diagnostic data in a practice or clinic.
Protocol A standardized and commonly agreed upon appr
oach to some form of computer
communications.
RCT
EasyConnect
Remote Configuration Tool.
Restore To return backed up data to the HFA II-
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. Restored data is either written over
existing data or merged with it. All the backed up data for a given HFA II-
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is
restored in one operation; you cannot selectively restore only a portion of the
backed up data.
Retrieve To return user-selected archive data to the HFA II-
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HFA II-
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data. Existing HFA II-
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data is not overwritten.
Router Network device that directs data traffic between components.
Shared Folder A file storage folder that has shared access fr
om other network components.
Shared Folders use the CIFS protocol.
Synchronize Moving data to a centralized location to gather
it together. Then, moving it back
to various points of the network, so that the same data exists on all of the
selected HFA II-
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instruments.
TCP/IP Transmission Control Protocol / Internet Protocol - Communications standard
used for networking on the HF
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TIFF Tagged Image File Format - Image format used
for bit-mapped image files that
are exported from an HFA II-
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UID Unique Identifier
USB USB (Universal Serial Bus) is a standar
d communication specification for
peripheral devices.
Work List A list generated by EMR/PMS/DICOM software, specifying what services are
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equired, or have been provided, for a list of specified patients.
XML Extensible Markup Language - Programming languag
e that allows exported
patient data and test data from an HFA II-
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to be readable on a wide range of
networked computer operating systems.
Table I.7 Glossary of Networking Terms
Term Definition