Terms and definitions¶
- Computer
- A certain physical or virtual device with one or several CPU (central processing unit) cores, running a certain operating system.
- Port (network interface)
- A physical or virtual device intended for the transfer of data between various pieces of software over a computer network.
- MAC address
- A unique identifier assigned to each network interface in Ethernet computer networks.
- Monitored port
- A port on which MAC addresses are monitored.
- Скоммутированный порт
- Порт сетевого устройства, к которому подключен коммутационный кабель.
- Internet Protocol (IP)
- The routable network level protocol of the TCP/IP stack.
- IPv4
- The fourth version of the Internet Protocol (IP).
- IPv6
- The sixth version of the Internet Protocol (IP).
- IP address
- A unique network address of a node in a computer network built based on the TCP/IP protocol stack.
- IPv4 address
- IP address in IPV4 networks.
- IPv6 address
- IP address in IPV6 networks.
- Windows Management Instrumentation (WMI)
- One of the basic technologies for centralized operation management and monitoring of various parts of a computer running the Microsoft Windows operating system.
- Monitored computer
- A computer queried via WMI for information on its name, the OS version, MAC and IP addresses and other data.
- License activation file
- A file intended for activation (launching in operable and fully functional state) of the Network MACMonitor program.
- Browser
- An application software intended for browsing web pages, contents of web documents and managing web applications.