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Glossary - explanation of technical terms Monitoring

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Advanced Log Filters: The AKCP securityProbe monitoring appliances are equipped with an advanced filter that you current status messages such as the connected sensors or surveillance cameras, etc. returns.

AKCP LifeTime Support: As part of AKCP Lifetime Support will be discontinued models such as The sensorProbe8Linux (SP8L) or cameraProbe8 (CP8), with regular free firmware updates from AKCP supplies.

AKCP OIDs: see OID

Alarm: If the sensor test and securityProbe IT security products, the deviation of a defined parameter, such as Detect deviation of the temperature reading, it is an automatic alerting.

Alarm Server: The term alarm server is understood in general a computer system, which in case of breakdown of systems and equipment, the operating personnel in the form of phone, voice, SMS, MMS, fax, email, SNMP trap reliably alerted. The security sample (AK-SEC), AKCP securityProbe-X20 (AK-SEC-X20) and AKCP securityProbe-X60 (AK-SEC-X60) can use the GPRS / GSM modem DID SI-GSM will be equipped and, thanks to their self-sufficient Functioning as well as the integrated management escalation for use as an alarm server is the ticket.

Alerting: see point alarm

Alive Trap: see point Keep Alive Trap

Auto Sense feature: Many of the intelligent AKCP sensors are equipped with an auto-sense function. This feature, for example, the sensor temperature of the ECUs AKCP clearly identified as a temperature sensor and configured for space surveillance. This enables a rapid start of the security sensors. In addition, all labeled intelligent sensors.


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Basel II: According to the Basel II directives must evaluate banks' lending to enterprises under the operational risk / IT security of the borrower. Notification types: All sensor test and security test security monitoring solutions offer email, SMS and SNMP alerts (email to SMS gateway required). An overview of the Alert and Notification of each species AKCP monitors here.

BMA: The BMA acronym stands for fire alarm system.

BSI: Federal Office for Security in Information Technology. The BSI is the central IT service provider of the Federation and Others Editor of IT

Business Continuity Plan
: Under the English. Term business continuity plan means all measures which serve to maintain the targeted incoming emergency operations of a company.

Business Recovery Plan: Under the English. Term business recovery plan is understood to be a plan for restoration of business operations.


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Cacti: Cacti is a standing under the GPL open source program for recording and visualization of SNMP data. http://www.cacti.net


D

Disconnect function: Many of the AKCP intelligent sensors are equipped with a disconnect feature. If the connection of the measuring sensor AKCP AKCP to the control unit is interrupted, it is alarmed.

Dry Contact: The Dry Contacts are called dry contacts. Using a two-wire cable communication with UPS systems, air conditioning, motion detectors, sprinklers, door contacts, window contacts and many other components will be manufactured.


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EMA: EMA is an abbreviation for burglar alarm system. Under a burglar alarm, an automatic system is meant to monitor a room (theft, burglary, etc.).

Email to SMS Gateway: All the leading network operators offer so-called E-to-SMS gateways. With this e-mail-to-SMS gateway, you can simply send emails to mobile phones. The recipient receives the e-mail then in the form of SMS. The establishment of an e-mail to SMS gateway is very easy.

Environmental Monitoring: Targeted monitoring of environmental factors and environmental influences in the data center and server room. To this end, temperature, relative humidity, air flow, and include much more. As part of the Environmental monitoring activities are also data center infrastructures, such as UPS, air conditioning, fire alarms, water detectors, etc. constantly monitored.

Events: (For events occurring Neudeutsch: events) you can be notified extensively himself. So you can as early as on threat scenarios Server events to respond.


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Fault Management: Fault Management In one understands the monitoring of faults in a network.


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GMA: GMA The acronym stands for the concept of danger warning. Hazard to include fire alarm systems (BMA), Burglar (EMA), and assault adjoined (UEMA)


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IT Compliance: The term IT compliance to contractual and legal obligations of an enterprise in terms of being understood in information security. Important provisions in the context of IT compliance, for example, the Data Protection Act, Telecommunications Act, Basel II and Sarbanes-Oxley Act.

IT Contingency Plan: The term IT contingency plan is for IT contingency plan, and describes targeted measures to maintain or restore the mission-critical IT infrastructures.


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Keep Alive Email: limited configurable status message of the test sensor monitoring device via email. So you can learn about the functioning of the instrument AKCP Email regularly. Alternatively, you can also deduct Keep Alive Traps.

Keep Alive Trap: The function of the Keep Alive Traps is the continuous monitoring of sensor function test and test security control. These traps are sent at regular intervals.


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Live sensor status: All involved in the mapping module, smart sensors can be visually represented by the security test models in real time. If for example be registered in the server room a water break, it will live on AKCP mapping module optically.


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Mapping Engine
: The premium appliances from security monitoring test series are equipped with the mapping module. This module allows you to map building plans, building drawings, etc. in the room monitoring the security test. Already you get a visualization of the monitored buildings and spaces. Through the submap feature, you can also create individual floors of the building and display. Ideal for monitoring centers and control rooms.

Mean Time To Repair
: The term "Mean Time To Repair (MTTR) is defined as the time between error performance and its restoration / repair.

Mean Time Between Failure
: The term Mean Time Between Failure (MTBF) is now understood by the average manufacturers statistically determined life / duration of availability of equipment.

MIB-Files: The Management Information Base (files) are included with the sensor sample and test security models.

Mobile Access: Using the AKCP Mobile Access software, you can access via Nokia phone (Symbian OS) is needed globally to test security alarm server. Mobile IT surveillance has become a reality (assuming network coverage).

Modbus: Modbus is a widely used fieldbus communication protocol in the industrial / automation. The security sample (AK-SEC), security-X20 (AK-SEC-X20) as well as security-X60 (AK-SEC-X60) support the monitoring of Modbus fieldbus environments. The creation of the web-based remote monitoring of Modbus RTU is used by Modbus TCP / IP environment described here in Didactum®.

Modbus Setup Wizard: The AKCP Modbus Setup Wizard is part of the virtual sensors of the security test alarm server and is used to quickly setup the monitoring of industrial Modbus environments.

Monitoring: The term monitoring is the targeted monitoring of processes with the help of monitoring systems to understand. MRTG: The term MRTG stands for Multi Router Traffic Grapher. A technique developed by Tobi Oetiker program for the graphical evaluation of SNMP values.

MRTG: is available under the GPL and can be downloaded for free at http://oss.oetiker.ch/mrtg/.


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NAGIOS: One of Ethan Galstad developed open-source network monitoring tool, which enjoys huge popularity. Nagios can be downloaded at www.nagios.org. In the premium area surveillance solution securityProbe the Nagios monitoring system is already installed - additional hardware like a Nagios Nagios server or PC is not so. Didactum ® designs and implements Nagios installations for customers of every size.

NMS Integration: sensor and sample all AKCP AKCP securityProbe monitoring devices are SNMP-compatible with leading network infrastructure management can be integrated systems. The security alarm test servers are already equipped with a pre-installed management system Nagios.

Notification Wizard: The securityProbe models are equipped with the AKCP Notification Wizard. Here you can represent your company's escalation management through precise contingency plans.

NTP: The Network Time Protocol is used for time synchronization of such Server systems.


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OID: The AKCP intelligent sensors are equipped with an OID (Object IDentifier). A description of the OID `s here. A general overview of AKCP OIDs, you can ask the Didactum ® support.

Optodecoupled: see Point Dry Contact.

ORÜA: The acronym stands for Optical ORÜA space surveillance systems. Including video recording systems for recording of robberies in banks to be understood.


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Performance Management: The concept of performance management refers to the monitoring of a network. With performance management can be for example Bottlenecks in a network to diagnose early.

Profibus
: Profibus is a widely used communication protocol in the industrial / automation. Upon request, the AKCP can be adapted securityProbe remote monitoring systems under the AKCP custom engineering services to the Profibus industry standard. The team of Didactum ® guides your inquiry to the competent AKCP engineers.


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RRDtool: The RRDtool (Round Robin Database Tool) is a technique developed by Tobi Oetiker open source program for data acquisition and visual display of time sequences. http://oss.oetiker.ch/rrdtool/. RRDtool frontends exist for many such as Cacti.

RTO: The term RTO (Recovery Time Objective), for example, the period between the occurrence of damage Data loss refers to the restoration.


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Sarbanes-Oxley Act (SOX)
: The SOX was as a result of U.S. financial scandals in 2002 by the U.S. Congress passed, and requires companies to the correctness of published Geschäftsberiche. SOX governs inter alia the transparency, governance and availability of data necessary for the preparation of the annual IT infrastructures. SOX applies to publicly traded companies in the United States. Set against the SOX, the EU adopted Directive 2006/43/EC, which also is called EURO-SOX. The EUR-SOX is implemented in national law.

SCADA: SCADA The term comes from the English, and is an acronym for Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA). SCADA stands for the monitoring and control of industrial processes through computer systems. The AKCP securityProbe (AK-SEC), supported by a slightly lower SCADA SCADA systems integrable Modbus to SNMP gateways. Thus, industrial network devices with the existing LAN infrastructure will be connected and alerts can be issued via SNMP trap. The AKCP securityProbe can be fitted on request with other bus protocols such as Profibus, LonWorks, etc..

Sensor Notification Matrix:: see item Notification Wizard

Server Monitoring: Under Server monitoring refers to the comprehensive monitoring of server hardware (CPU, hard drives, power supply), monitoring of the operating system, including the current services, as well as monitoring the availability of the server on the network.

SLA: In Service Level Agreement (SLA) usually refers a service performance contract with contractually defined service types within certain response times.

SMART: S.M.A.R.T. stands for Self Monitoring Analysis and Reporting Tool is used to query various parameters of hard drives (HDD's) such as Temperature values.

SNMP: The SNMP protocol (Simple Network Management Protocol) is a widely used network protocol, which for the monitoring and control of network-based products (servers, switches, routers, etc.) will be used.

SNMP OID: see point OID.

SNMP polling: cyclic retrieval of data through SNMP protocol. SNMP Traps: An SNMP trap is an unsolicited message from the SNMP agent to the manager that an event has occurred.


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Technical Alert: Under a so-called technical we mean an alarm caused by malfunction of the alarm signaling Alarm.


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UEMA: The term stands for UEMA Überfallmeldeanlage, a system for alerting in an ambush. VEGETABLES: The term VEGETABLES stands for monitoring, control and data acquisition in the automation technology.

UPS: Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS Sheet) for the supply of mission-critical systems. You can monitor your uninterruptible power supplies (UPS) with the AKCP monitoring products, non-stop.


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VACM: The term stands for VACM View-based Access Control Model and is part of the SNMPv3 protocol. Per VACM access can be controlled in the MIB.

Video Monitoring
: monitoring of sensitive areas such as enterprise data center, server room, engineering department, logistics, etc. using video cameras. You can connect up to four surveillance cameras (dome camera, infrared, anti-vandalism) to the AKCP securityProbe monitoring appliances and get physical 24x7 security monitoring in addition to an IP-based video motion detection and monitoring solutions including mobile access via cell phone.

Virtual sensors: The securityProbe IT monitoring appliances are equipped with so-called "virtual sensors". Thanks to the virtual sensor AKCP features you can integrate existing sensorProbe2 (AK-SP2) and sensorProbe8 (AK-SP8) monitoring devices and all of the connected smart sensors in the monitoring of the security test. Other possibilities of the virtual sensors are shown here.