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Glossary of Terms
Term Purpose
DNS Server
Address
This is the address of the server that provides the translation from a
descriptive name to an IP address.
DNS Domain
Suffix
This is the suffix to be added to the domain name to make a complete
name.
SNMP
(Simple
Network
Management
Protocol)
This is protocol for the network management services. This protocol
provides a means for network compliant devices, called agents, to store
data about themselves in Management Information Bases (MIBs) and
return this data to the SNMP requesters.
MIB
(Management
Information
Base)
A formal description of the way an agent can be accessed using SNMP
and the functions that can be managed.
Network
Settings
The basic network parameters needed to configure the network interface.
(Note: These include the IP Address, the Subnet Mask, the Default
Gateway, the DNS Server Address and the DNS Domain Suffix.)
IP addresses Specifies the current IP addresses that are 32-bit values that are
normally expresses in dotted-quad format. (Note: This address must not
be the same as another device on the same local network.)
Subnet mask Specifies a 32-bit value that routers use to send a message to the correct
subnet.
Default
gateway
Specifies the address of the router (in a network using subnets) that
forwards traffic to a destination outside of the subnet of the transmitting
device.