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Glossary
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IEEE 802.1X Port Authentication controls access to the switch ports by requiring users to
first enter a user ID and password for authentication.
LAN Local Area Network: A group of interconnected computer and support
devices.
MAC Media Access Control: The lower of the two sub-layers of the data link layer
defined by the IEEE. The MAC sub-layer handles access to shared media,
such as whether token passing or contention will be used.
MAC Address
Standardized data link layer address that is required for every port or device
that connects to a LAN. Other devices in the network use these addresses to
locate specific ports in the network and to create and update routing tables
and data structures. MAC addresses are 6bytes long and are controlled by the
IEEE.
AP Access Point
MD5 Message-Digest algorithm 5
MPPE Microsoft Point-to-Point Encryption is a protocol for encrypting data across
Point-to-Point Protocol (PPP) and Virtual Private Network links
MSCHAP Microsoft version of the Challenge-handshake authentication protocol,
CHAP
MTU Maximum Transmission Unit
NAS Network Attached Storage
NTP Network Time Protocol: NTP provides the mechanisms to synchronize time
across the network. The time servers operate in a hierarchical-master-slave
configuration in order to synchronize local clocks within the subnet and to
national time standards via wire or radio.
ODFM Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing: OFDM/ allows multiple users
to transmit in an allocated band by dividing the bandwidth into many narrow
bandwidth carriers.
Open System A security option for the AP which broadcasts a beacon signal including the
configured SSID. Wireless clients can read the SSID from the beacon, and
automatically reset their SSID to allow immediate connection to the nearest
AP.
PAP Password Authentication Protocol
PEAP Protected Extensible Authentication Protocol.
PEM
PHY Type