Specifications

Administrator reference guide

Gateway

the device connecting the IP LAN to the public telephone network. The

gateway contains slots that contain ports that connect to the public

telephone network over PRI groups.

HTML

Hyper Text Markup Language. This is a system of tagging documents

with context information allowing them to be displayed by web browsers.

HTTP

Hyper Text Transfer Protocol. This is the protocol used to send information

(usually HTML pages) over networks.

ICMP

Internet Control Messaging Protocol. This is a protocol that allows the

Ping command.

Internet Protocol. This is a simple data networking protocol used in the

World Wide Web and many private data networks.

IP Address

A set of 4 numbers that uniquely identify a device on an IP network. In

order for a device to communicate on an IP network, it must have an IP

address. The address is of the form xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx where xxx is a number

in the range 0-255

IP Address Mask

A set of 4 numbers associated with an IP Address used to determine the

size of the subnetwork in which the device can communicate. The mask

is in the form xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx where xxx is a number in the range 0255.

When the mask is expressed in binary, the number of 0's at the end of the

mask indicate how large the subnetwork is the more 0's, the larger the

subnetwork

LAN

Local Area Network. This refers to the part of the IP network that connects

the tenant's phones and PCs locally.

media server

a device used to store and play auto attendant greetings, announcements

and prompts for users of the 3600 HKS system.

MIB

Management Information Base. This is a logical database made up of

configuration, status and statistical information. It is transmitted using the

SNMP protocol.