User Guide Part 8

Terms, Abbreviations and Acronyms
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System User Guide
Term
Description
Replicate
A Z-Wave
®
Term.
To transfer or copy the setup and configuration information between a handheld
Primary Controller and a Secondary Controller.
RIA
Rich Internet Application.
Web application with many characteristics of desktop application software,
typically delivered by way of a site-specific browser, a browser plug-in, an
independent sandbox, extensive use of JavaScript, or a virtual machine.
Route
A Z-Wave
®
Term.
If two devices cannot communicate due to physical distance or other radio
interference, Z-Wave
®
automatically repeats or passes the signal from one
device to the next utilizing them as temporary hubs.
This way it effectively extends the range of the network by passing the request
from one node to another (can be done up to a maximum of 4 hops). Likewise, if
two devices are not within range of one another, a route can be manually
assigned to the source module (the module sending the information).
This essentially enables devices to communicate at long ranges since the signal
is repeated or “bounced” until it reaches the receiving module.
RSU
Remote Software Update
Scene
A Z-Wave
®
Term.
Link or ‘associate’ one or more modules, except that the controller stores not
only the association, but also the dim level for each Module.
Dim level is stored while a Module is added to a scene. Consequently, when a
scene is activated, the Modules will all go to their previously defined dim levels
regardless of what their most recent dim level may have been. Some Modules
may get brighter while others may be pre-programmed by the user to become
dimmer. Due to the fact that appliance and wall switch modules are switching
devices without dimming capability, they will either be defined as default ON or
OFF status when added to a scene.
SHA-1
Secure Hash Algorithm.
In cryptography, SHA-1 is a cryptographic hash function designed by the US
National Security Agency and published by the US NIST as a U.S. Federal
Information Processing Standard.
SIM
Subscriber Identification Module.
An integrated circuit that securely stores the International Mobile Subscriber
Identity (IMSI) and the related key used to identify and authenticate subscribers
on mobile telephony devices (such as mobile phones and computers).