Glossary
Network
DHCP
— Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol is based on the TCP / IP stack. It is used to auto-
matically assign an IP address and other network parameters to network nodes.
DHCP server
— service to support the DHCP protocol in the network.
Zero Configuration (Networking)
— technology to quickly set up a local TCP / IP network
without a DHCP server and manually configure settings. When using this method of network ad-
dress configuration, IP is automatically assigned from the range
169.254.xxx.xxx
, network mask
(Netmask)
255.255.0.0
(Another notation - CIDR standard -
169.254.0.0/16
).
APIPA
—
Automatic Private IP Addressing
— Atomic addressing in a private network. It has
another name —
Zero Configuration (Networking)
.
IPv4LL
—
IPv4 Link Local
- also refered to as
Zero Configuration Networking
or
APIPA
(
Au-
tomatic Private IP Addressing
).
MAC address
— Media Access Control (address) or hardware address — an unique factory iden-
tifier. MAC address is assigned to each physical interface in Ethernet family networks.
SSH
—
Secure Shell
— application level protocol of the TCP/IP stack. The main application is
emulation of the CLI interface (command line interface) on the client side.
Connection and management
Web interface
— graphical interface for remote control of RPCM over HTTP / HTTPS protocols
via Internet browser.
CLI
—
Command Line Interface
for remote control of RPCM over SSH.
Authentication
— process of authenticating a client, for example by login and password.
Web Interface
Main Window
— the first view where the transition occurs in the web interface.
View Mode
— a view, that is installed by default in
Main Window
of
Dashboard
. The main pur-
pose is to provide detailed information about the state of the system.
Control Mode
— the system management mode screen, which includes such operations as com-
plete disconnection of inputs and outlets. This mode is called by pressing
Unlock Control but-
ton
.
Top Control Bar
— blue color bar at the top of the
Main Window
It is intended for displaying
general information and switching between operating modes.
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