RISCO Group ProSYS – ACM - Manual (Page 21)

Advanced Communication Module 21
Term Definition
SMTP Short for Simple Mail Transfer Protocol, a protocol
for sending e-mail messages between servers.
SMTP is generally used to send messages from a
mail client to a mail server. This is why you need to
specify both the POP server and the SMTP server,
when you configure your e-mail application.
SSL Short for Secure Socket Layer; is a protocol that
provides privacy and integrity between two
communicating applications using TCP/IP
Subnet Portions of networks, which share the same
common address format. A subnet in a TCP/IP
network that uses the same first three set of
numbers (e.g. 198.63.45) indicating it is on the
same network. A subnet can be used to increase
the bandwidth on the network by breaking up the
network into portions or segments.
WAN (Wide Area
Network) WANs are built to provide communication solutions
for organizations or people who need to exchange
digital information between two distant places.
The main purpose of a WAN is to provide reliable,
fast and safe communication between two or more
places (Nodes) with low delays and at low prices.
WANs enable an organization to have one integral
network between all its departments and offices,
even if they are not all in the same building or city,
providing communication between the organization
and the rest of the world.
Web
Service/Sites A group of World Wide Web pages usually
containing hyperlinks to each other and made
available online by an individual, company,
educational institution, government, or organization