Toshiba GL-1010 Network Fax Manual page 91

Term
NDS
NDS Context
NDS Tree Name
NetBEUI
NetWare
Network Printing
NFS
NIC
N-up
GL-1010 Network Fax Operator's Guide
Definition of Common Terms
NetWare Directory Service. NDS maintains a hierarchical database of
information about the network resources within a global enterprise,
including networks, users, subgroups, servers, volumes and printers.
Unlike the bindery, which was the directory service in NetWare 3.x, NDS
users log onto the network as a whole, not a specific server, and NDS
determines their access rights.
The container or organizational unit that contains the print server object.
Print queue and device objects can be located anywhere within the NDS
tree, but the HP JetDirect print server needs to be configured to use the
fully-qualified print server object name. Select this text box and type the
NDS context.
Refers to the name of the organizational tree used by your network. This
name is normally found in the Net.cfg file located with your MS-DOS
Vlm.exe program or from within the Nwuser.exe program that runs under
Windows. Click the down-arrow in this box and select the appropriate
tree name.
NetBIOS Enhanced User Interface. Pronounced "net-booey," it is an
enhanced version of the NetBIOS protocol used by network operating
systems such as LAN Manager, LAN Server, Windows for Workgroups,
Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows Me, Windows NT, Windows 2000
and Windows XP. It formalizes the transport frame that was never
standardized in NetBIOS and adds additional functions.
A network operating system from Novell based on a client/server
architecture. Clients log onto one or more file servers, which provide
network services such as Email, printing, and storage.
Printing from a Windows, Macintosh, or Unix client workstation to the
GL-1010, with the output produced on the connected Toshiba digital
copier.
Network File System. A Unix networking protocol that allows files and
printers to be shared across the network.
Network Interface Card. A printed circuit board that is installed in both
client (personal computers or workstations) and server machines to
control the exchange of data between them.
This term refers to the number of page images printed on one sheet of
paper. For example, if you want to print slides or web pages, you might
use the N-up feature to print up to 16 pages on one sheet of paper. Also
called "Multiple Pages Per Sheet" printing.
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