Minicom Advanced Systems DX User IP User Manual
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Glossa ry o f terms
ACPI - A specification that enables the operating system to implement power
management and system configuration.
management and system configuration.
ATX - Advanced Technology Extended: A particular specification of a motherboard
introduced by Intel in 1995.
introduced by Intel in 1995.
BMC - Board Management Controller: implements the IPMI based main board
management functions.
management functions.
DHCP - Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol: protocol for dynamically assigning
IP configurations in local networks.
IP configurations in local networks.
DNS - Domain Name System: protocol used to locate computers on the Internet by
their name.
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.
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.
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.
information that can be accessed via SNMP.
SNMP - Simple Network Management Protocol: a widely used network monitoring
and control protocol.
and control protocol.
SSL - Secure Socket Layer: encryption technology for the Internet used to provide
secured data transmissions.
secured data transmissions.
SVGA - Super VGA: A refinement of Video Graphics Array (VGA) that provides
increased pitch and resolution performance.
increased pitch and resolution performance.