
Wiser Home Controller Installation Instructions
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7.0 Terms
Busbar A passive connector for Ethernet and power connections to the
Wiser Home Controller and CNI.
CNI C-Bus Network Interface. The CNI handles Ethernet to C-Bus
communication and provides electrical isolation between the networks.
Customer’s modem The hardware component connecting the Wiser
Home Controller to the Internet.
Default gateway A network node, for example a router, that serves as an
access point to another network.
DHCP Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol. A protocol that assigns IP
addresses to client stations on a network at startup.
DNS A network server that resolves Internet Protocol (IP) numeric
addresses from domain names and puts them in a readable form.
Wiser Home Controller The router and CNI unit that provides the
connection from the customer’s equipment to C-Bus and IP devices.
ipconfig.exe A program used to identify the IP connections on a
computer. The program is normally run from a DOS command prompt.
LAN Local Area Network is restricted to a small area such as a home.
Ping A ping command sends packets of data to a defined IP address and
then monitors and reports the returned data. This is useful for testing
two-way communication between points on a network.
RSS feed A web link that follows the RSS (Really Simple Syndication)
specification to access a location that provides frequently updated
information, such as news.
TCP/IP Transaction Control Protocol/Internet Protocol. This protocol uses
unique IP addresses to identify devices on the LAN.
WAN Wide Area Network. The data communications network that links
the customer to the Internet.
WPA WiFi Protected Access, a modern form of encryption for wireless
data. It lacks the vulnerabilities that WEP had,
MAC Media Access Control is a unique address built into Ethernet
hardware devices.
WEP Wired Equivalent Privacy is a form of wireless data encryption using
a 64-bit or 128-bit shared key algorithm.
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