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Network

Management Card

User Manual

NETWORK MANAGEMENT CARD

Communication cards to supervise UPS and communicate with Network Shutdown Module to insure power protection on servers

NMS NETWORK MANAGEMENT STATION (SNMP)

The dedicated PC or workstation is used on the company’s networks to administrate all devices connected to the network. Data are transmitted using the SNMP protocol. Popular NMS systems include HP OpenView, IBM Tivoli, CA Unicenter, etc.

NETWORK SHUTDOWN MODULE

Protection software installed on a PC or server to protect it

NTP Network Time Protocol

Protocol to position a set of machines on a network at the same time.

REBOOT –

To restart a system after an interruption.

–To perform an obstacle-free “reboot”, it is essential that the system is correctly and carefully shut down beforehand.

–The reboot is usually automatic if the computer is re-supplied with electricity (from the utility or from the UPS).

RFC

Request for Comments. All documents defining internal Internet operation.

SNMP (SIMPLE NETWORK MANAGEMENT PROTOCOL)

Protocol used to remote-supervise, administrate and control devices connected to a company network.

SMTP (SIMPLE MAIL TRANSFER PROTOCOL)

Enables message transfer between e-mail servers or between the client and its server. It is based on the server’s port 25. It is described in RFC 821

SSL (Secure Sockets Layers) is a protocol developed by Netscape Communications Corporation for securing data transmission in commercial transactions on the Internet. Using public-key cryptography, SSL provides server authentication, data encryption, and data integrity for client/server communications

Subnet mask:

Mask of bits used to identify and differentiate the network address and the equipment address in an IP address. Normally, the mask is automatically determined by the class of address, which defines in a unique manner the network part/equipment part division of the IP address.

-Class A: internet address: 255.0.0.0.

-Class B: internet address: 255.255.0.0.

-Class C: internet address: 255.255.255.0.

TCP/IP

Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol. Common name of a series of protocols developed by the DOD in the US to help build Internet networks throughout the world.

Telnet

Internet protocol used for terminal emulation, i.e. enabling a computer to connect with a server as if it was a simple terminal locally connected to this server.

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