Appendix D: Glossary - Honeywell AlarmNet 7845i-GSM Installation And Setup Manual

Section 7: Appendices

Appendix D: Glossary

AES – Advanced Encryption Standard
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 communications bus used in
Honeywell VISTA control panels for wiring additional keypads and peripheral devices;
consists of a four-wire data bus (power +/–, data in/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, sometimes
called a "dotted quad.," for example: 204.17.29.11, assigned to every computer/workstation
connected to the Internet. IP numbers can be "static" (assigned and unchanging) or
"dynamic," assigned via DHCP at each and every startup.
ISDN – Integrated Services Digital Network
ISP – Internet Service Provider
LAN – Local Area Network
MAC Address – Media Access Code; located on the module label.
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
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