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Glossary
This section explains some terms as they apply to Picture Perfect.
Table 134.Picture Perfect 4.6 terms explained
Term
Access
Access Control
ACK
ACK Packet
Active Window
AIX
Alarm Notification
Message
Alarm State
Allowable Open
Antipassback
Archive
Area
Array
Asynchronous
Transfer Mode
(ATM)
Definition
The ability to enter or pass through, such as to enter a building by going through a door. See
Access Control.
A security system that controls an individual’s ability to enter an area (building, parking lot, room).
Typically, readers protect doors or gates. Badges used in the readers permit or deny access based
on a person’s authorization.
Acknowledgment. See ACK Packet.
A message sent between computers to acknowledge that the preceding message was received
correctly.
The window with the input focus, in which what you type appears. Only one window is active at a
time.
Advanced Interactive Executive; the UNIX-based operating system developed by IBM; used for
Picture Perfect.
An alarm alert message that displays on the Alarm Notification Window on Picture Perfect X
Terminals when an alarm occurs.
When an alarm sensor detects an alarm condition (such as an open door), its contacts open or
close (depending on the type of sensor and how it is wired to the system), and the sensor is said to
be in alarm state.
The length of time a door can remain open before an alarm occurs.
Normal: A badge with an APB status of In is not granted access through an APB In reader; a
badge with an APB status of Out is not granted access through an APB Out reader; a violation
message is generated.
Passive: A badge with an APB status of In is be granted access through an APB In reader; a
badge with an APB status of Out is be granted access through an APB Out reader; a violation
message is generated.
To copy history transactions from the database to magnetic tape. Some fields are
expanded from IDs to descriptions. Archives are used for later examination of
transactions; archives cannot be restored.
A logical grouping of readers and doors; used to control access.
A collection of independent disks which allow you to spread your data among two or more hard
disks. See RAID.
A fixed-route network protocol in which transmission packets have direct paths and destinations.
ATM is an alternative to TCP/IP, which tags each packet with destination information in the header
and can be routed through arbitrary paths on a carrier network such as the Internet.