Inova Solutions OnTime 4-Digit Digital Clocks, Installation And User Manual

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Terms
Cantilever
Mount This is a wall mount to the left or right side of the OnTime Clock unit,
illustrated in 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
NTP Network Time Protocol; most NTP servers will respond to an SNTP time
request
Pendant
Mount This is a ceiling mount, illustrated in Section 4, requiring the Digital Clock
Mounting Kit, Inova Part Number ONTKIT.
PoE Power over Ethernet, IEEE 802.3af
SNTP Simple Network Time Protocol
Surface
Mount This is a simple flat wall mount identified in Section 4. No mounting kit is
required.
Telnet A network protocol and a software program that allows you to remotely
access the command console of a computer over a network.
UTC or
GMT Universal Coordinated Time, formerly Greenwich Mean Time is the World
Time Standard. UTC is, by definition, the same at every point on Earth.
Local times are indicated by offsets from UTC.
Table 10: Glossary of Terms