Printek Mt3-II Series User Manual

 

802.11 

Wireless networking communication standards created by IEEE. 

access point 

An interface between a wireless network and a wired network. 

Ad-Hoc 

A Wi-Fi network consisting of only stations (no access point).  Same as Peer-
to-Peer. 

ASCII 

American Standard Code for Information Interchange. 

authentication 

The process a Wi-Fi station uses to identify itself to another station.   

bandwidth 

The amount of data that be transferred in a given period of time. 

baud rate 

The rate at which characters are transmitted over a serial interface.  This is also 
often referred to as bits per second. 

binary 

Base two numbering system.  Digits are represented by the characters 0 and 1.

bit 

A single binary digit. 

Bluetooth 

A definition for short range radio frequency communications. 

client 

Any node on a network that requests services from another node (server). 

control code 

A single, non-printing character which is used to control the configuration or 
operation of the printer. 

character pitch 

The horizontal spacing of characters.  Measured in cpi. 

cpi 

Characters per inch. 

current line 

The line upon which the next character will be printed. 

current print position 

The column on the current line where the next character will be printed. 

default 

Value or configuration assumed when the printer is powered on or reset. 

DHCP 

Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol.  A method used to centrally control the 
assignment of IP addresses on a network. 

dpi 

Dots per inch.  Generally used to refer to graphics density or resolution. 

escape sequence 

String of characters beginning with the escape (ESC) character which is used 
to control the configuration or operation of the printer.  The characters which 
are part of this string are not printed. 

font 

A group of characters of a given shape or style. 

hexadecimal 

Base sixteen numbering system.  Digits are represented by the characters 0 
through 9 and a through f. 

IEEE 

Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers 

infrastructure 

A Wi-Fi network consisting of stations connecting to a wired network or other 
stations via an access point. 

interface 

The connection between the printer and the host computer. 

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