Honeywell AlarmNet IGSMV, Installation And Setup Manual

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Appendix D: Glossary
AES Advanced Encryption Standard
DACT Digital Automated Communications Terminal
DHCP Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol, which provides a mechanism for
allocating IP addresses dynamically so that addresses can be reused
when hosts no longer need them.
DNS Domain Name System, which is a distributed hierarchical naming
system used to resolve domain names (e.g., www.yahoo.com) into
numerical IP addresses (e.g., 204.17.25.1.).
DSL Digital Subscriber Line.
ECP Enhanced Console Protocol, which is a proprietary bus used in
Honeywell control panels to communicate with keypads and peripheral
devices. It uses four wires; power, ground, data in, data out.
Gateway IP
Address A gateway (sometimes called a router) is a computer and/or software
used to connect two or more networks (including incompatible networks)
and translates information from one network to the other. The Gateway
IP address is the IP address for the gateway.
GPRS General Packet Radio Service.
GSM Global System for Mobile communications, which is an international
standard for digital mobile phone systems used for cellular
communication.
IMEI International Mobile Equipment Identity number.
IP Internet Protocol.
IP Address A unique number consisting of four parts separated by periods (for
example: 204.17.29.11). An IP Address can be fixed or "static", or
"dynamic," where the IP Address is assigned via DHCP at every startup.
ISDN Integrated Services Digital Network.
ISP Internet Service Provider.
LAN Local Area Network.
MAC ID Media Access Code, this is a unique address assigned to every network
communications device. For the communications module it is located
on the module label, and on the box.
Subnet Mask A Subnet is a portion of a network that shares a network address with
other portions of the network, and is distinguished by a subnet number.
The Subnet Mask is a 32-bit address mask used in IP to indicate the
bits of an IP address that are being used for the subnet address.
TCP/IP Transmission Control Protocol / Internet protocol.