Inova OnTimeTM owner manual Glossary of Terms

Inova OnTime Digital Clock Owner's Manual

Section 12: Glossary of Terms

Cantilever	This is a wall mount to the left or right side of the OnTime Digital Clock unit, illustrated in
Mount	Section 4, requiring the Digital Clock Mounting Kit, Inova Part Number ONTKIT.
DHCP	Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) is a communications protocol that lets
	network administrators manage and automate the assignment of IP Addresses on an
	organization's network.
DNS	The Domain Name System (DNS) is the way that Internet domain names are located and
	translated into IP Addresses. A domain name is a meaningful and easy-to-remember
	"handle" for an Internet address.
Flush Inset	This model may be backplate-mounted to a customer-supplied enclosure.
GMT	Greenwich Mean Time, since replaced with UTC, the world time standard.
Host Name	Unique identifier for a device on a TCP/IP network. For example: 3rdFlrConfRm
IP Address	Unique identifier for a device on a TCP/IP network. For example: 11.15.55.233
Pendant	This is a ceiling mount, illustrated in Section 4, requiring the Digital Clock Mounting Kit,
Mount	Inova Part Number ONTKIT.
PoE	Power over Ethernet, IEEE 802.3af
SNTP	Simple Network Time Protocol
Surface	This is a simple flat wall mount identified in Section 4. No mounting kit is required.
Mount
	A network protocol and a software program that allows you to remotely access the
Telnet	command console of a computer over a network.
UTC or	Universal Coordinated Time, formerly Greenwich Mean Time is the World Time Standard.
GMT	UTC is, by definition, the same at every point on Earth. Local times are indicated by offsets
	from UTC.

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