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LOSSARY
ARP
Address Resolution Protocol.
Associates a selected IP address with
a network device’s Ethernet address.
BPS
Bits per second.
Daemon
A continuously running process that handles system-wide
functions such as print spooling.
Default router
A network device that allows communication to and from external
subnets by forwarding any IP packets accordingly.
DHCP
Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol.
Allows a network device to
discover its IP address dynamically upon bootup.
DNS
Domain Name Server. Host providing responses to queries for a
given host name’s IP address.
EEPROM
Electronically-Erasable, Programmable Read-Only Memory
.
Preserves data after power is removed. Also known as Flash
memory.
Factory defaults
Zigbee gateway bridge device settings shipped with the Q53.
Flash
Permanent memory in the EEPROM. Stores firmware code and
configurable settings. Allows for upgrades without replacing
hardware inside the Q53.
FTP
File Transfer Protocol.
Used for transferring files from one TCP/IP
host to another and used in the upgrade process.
Gecko
TCP/IP configuration utility provided with the Q53 ZigBee /
802.15.4 Gateway Bridge.
HTML
HyperText Markup Language.
Format used for documents
viewable on the World Wide Web.
HTTP
HyperText Transport Protocol.
Protocol used for the delivery of
web pages.
IEEE
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers.
Ifnum
Interface Number.
Represents the network interface. This will be
"1" for an Ethernet network.
MIB
Management Information Base. A set of variables (a database)
managed by an SNMP manager application.
Netmask
see
subnet mask
.
PAN
Personal Area Network
. A wireless network made up of Zigbee
wireless devices communicating under control of a Zigbee
Coordinator device.
Portable Document Format.
Encodes different types of documents
enabling them to be read across multiple platforms.