9 Glossary

Bootp:

Protocol based on UDP used to allocate an IP address corresponding to an Ethernet card during the startup phase. Defined by the RCF 951

Community name:

Access key to access SNMP agent information

DHCP Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol

This IETF protocol enables remote, automatic, self-configuration of the IP addresses of a workstation.

DNS Domain Name Sevicel

The DNS protocol ensure correspondence between the name of a machine and its IP address

E-mail

Electronic means of transmitting messages and/or files.

Gateway

Interconnection equipment between networks with different conventions, to enable communication between them

HTML

(HyperText Markup Language) Language used to describe hypertext pages on the web.

HTTPS : is the secure version of HTTP, the communication protocol of the World Wide Web. It was invented by Netscape Communications Corporation to provide authentication and encrypted communication and is used in electronic commerce.

IP

Internet Protocol. Network layer protocol in the TCP/IP stack offering a no-connection inter-network service . The IP protocol offers functions for addressing, service type specification, fragmentation and re-assembling and security. Defined in RFC 791.

MIB MANAGEMENT INFORMATION BASE

-Group of software commands to control and administrate a device through the network. Each type of device (server, hub, PC, UPS, etc.) has its own MIB

NETWORK MANAGEMENT CARD

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

NETWORK MANAGEMENT PROXY

Communication software installed on a PC connected to the UPS to supervise it and communicate with Network Shutdown Module to insure power protection on servers

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