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.

 

 

All claims based on information publicly available at time of printing. All other product or service names mentioned in this document may be

trademarks of the companies with which they are associated. © 2007 Inova Solutions. All rights reserved. 6.12.2007 page 23

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