Section 12: Glossary Of Terms - Inova OnTimeTM Owner's Manual

Inova OnTime Digital Clock Owner's Manual

Section 12: Glossary of Terms

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