Glossary – Weidmuller GPRS Alarm Unit User Manual
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Private IP
Private IP addresses or private networks are IP addresses/subnets
that can be used for any purpose and by everybody. However, they
are not routed on the Internet.
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POP3
Address of the Internet service provider for fetching e-mails
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PPP
Point to Point Protocol. Universal point-to-point protocol that
includes various forms of connection, a dynamic understanding on
options, authentication functions and also functions for establishing
and cancelling connections and their monitoring.
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SMS
Short Message Service (SMS) is a telecommunication service for
the transferring of text messages which was originally developed
for GSM mobile communication and is now also available in the
wireline network. Further developments of SMS exist under the
names Enhanced Message Service (EMS) and Multimedia
Messaging Service (MMS).
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SMTP
Address of the Internet service provider for sending e-mails
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SNMP
Simple Network Management Protocol