Minicom Advanced Systems Smart IP Extender - Manual (Page 60)

SMART IP EXTENDER
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Glossary of terms
ACPI - A specification that enables the operating system to implement power
management and system configuration.
ATX - Advanced Technology Extended: A particular specification of a motherboard
introduced by Intel in 1995.
BMC - Board Management Controller: implements the IPMI based main board
management functions.
DHCP - Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol: protocol for dynamically assigning
IP configurations in local networks.
DNS - Domain Name System: protocol used to locate computers on the Internet by
their name.
EMP - Emergency Management Port: provides remote emergency access and
control of server resources. EMP offers operating system independent, fundamental
remote management access regardless of the server's current state or network
availability.
HTTP - Hypertext Transfer Protocol: the protocol used between web browsers and
servers.
HTTPS - Hyper Text Transfer Protocol Secure: secure version of HTTP.
IPMI - Intelligent Platform Management Interface
MIB - Management Information Base: describes the structure of the management
information that can be accessed via SNMP.
SNMP - Simple Network Management Protocol: a widely used network monitoring
and control protocol.
SSL - Secure Socket Layer: encryption technology for the Internet used to provide
secured data transmissions.
SVGA - Super VGA: A refinement of Video Graphics Array (VGA) that provides
increased pitch and resolution performance.