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GLOSSARY
dLNA
. Digital Living Network Alliance (DLNA) is a standard used by manufacturers to allow
entertainment devices within the home to share their content with each other across a home network.
dRM
. Digital Rights Management (DRM) describes access control technologies that impose limitations on
the usage of digital content such as music. It attempts to control the digital content by preventing access,
copying or conversion to other formats by end users.
Friendly Name
. A term used to describe the name a user or installer gives to the IM-NET modules
and music servers that are accessible on IntelliControl
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ICS touchscreens and keypads. They are friendly
because they are personalized to make them easy to use and simple to identify. Classical, Dad’s Rock,
Mom’s Jazz, and Mary’s Dance Playlist would be examples of friendly names.
Home Network
. A residential Local Area Network (LAN) used for communication between digital
devices typically deployed in the home, usually a small number of personal computers and accessories,
NAS storage devices, printers, and mobile computing devices. A piece of equipment that performs the
“router” function is always part of your home LAN.
IP Address
. An Internet Protocol (IP) Address is a unique numerical label that is assigned by the router
to all devices participating in a computer network. Each IM-NET has a distinctive IP Address that is
entered into a computer’s Internet browser to access the Admin Utility.
Master Key
. A key on IntelliControl ICS touchscreens, keypads, and remotes used to select an installed
source intergration module. Each installed IM-NET is selected by pressing the master key assigned to it.
IM-NETs appear on master keys in the source slot number they were installed in the GXR2 chassis. For
example, an IM-NET installed in slot #1 appears on Master Key #1.
Music Server
. All of the content on “My Music” exists on music servers. A music server can be just a
software product running on a personal computer (PC or Mac) such as Twonky or it can be a hardware
product such as a DLNA Network Attached Storage (NAS) device.
NAS drive
. A Network Attached Storage (NAS) drive is an external hard drive for file-level data
storage connected to a home network.
Streaming Music
. A method of delivering music to your computer over the Internet or a network.
It differs from normal downloaded music in one important way: instead of downloading an audio file
completely before listening to it, you hear the sound as it arrives at your computer. There is no need to
wait for a complete download.
UPnP
. Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) is a protocal used by media servers that enables them to
communicate with other devices over a computer network. A properly configured UPnP music server
automatically streams music to the IM-NET Integration Module for local playback when requested.