Avery Dennison ADTP1 MonarchNet2, Operating Instructions Manual

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Glossary A-1
G L O S S A R Y
Abs olute
Pathname The full path of a file, incl uding the computer system and any directories or subdirectories.
For e xample,
c:\p rogram files\monarc h softw are\mpcl toolbox\9855.phu
Access Point An interface bet ween a wi reless network and a wire d netwo rk. Access points can be used
with Ethernet or othe r communications to enable roaming throughout a facility.
Ad -Hoc
Netw ork/Mode A wireless net work composed of devices that contain a net work interface car d and no access
point.
Ad-Hoc mode is also called peer-to-peer (point-to -p oint) communications or BSS net work. As
long as the devices are in range and are on the same channel and SSID, th ey connect and
communicate. Use this mode if a wireless infrastructure does not e xist or wh ere services are
not required.
Au thenticatio n
Method This method identifies users on a net work, based on a username and password. The re are
t wo types: open and shar ed. Authentication protocols include LEAP, PEAP, TLS, TTLS, E AP-
FAS T, and PS K.
Au to Method One of the a vailable boot methods. Auto tries DHCP, BOOTP, and RA RP, th en sets to the
last IP address used if the IP address is not automatically set using any of t he previous
methods.
BOOTP o r
Bootstrap
Protocol
One of the a vailable boot methods. It is a protocol used by devices that kno w their MAC
address, but do not know their IP address. The device broadcasts its hardwa re address and
the BOOTP ser ver respon ds with the I P address for it. The net work administrator must enter
the MA C address in the B OOTP Config file to obtai n the IP address from the server.
Boot Method The wi reless wireless module uses this method to obtain an IP address. Thi s can be set to
Auto, DHCP, B OOTP, RA RP, or S tatic.
Boot Tries The number of times the device tries to get an IP a ddress from the server wh en using the
BOOTP and DHCP methods.
BSS o r
Basic Service
Set A set of 802.11b/g/n devi ces operating as a fully connected wireless net wor k.
BSSID See MA C Address .
Channel or
RF Channel You can select which channel your net wo rk devices use to communicate. All devices must
be on the same channel to communicate in Ad-Hoc mode. Other radio de vices such as
Bluetooth® wireless devic es, microwa ve ovens, or 2.4-GHz cordless phones may
operate/interfere if the y a re on the same channel as your net work.
DHCP or
D ynamic Host
Configura tion
Protocol
One of the a vailable boot methods. It is a protocol that issues IP addresses automatically
within a specified range t o devices (such as printers) when they a re first turn ed on. The
device keeps the IP addr ess for a defined period of time set by you r S ystem Administrator;
howe ver, a de vice could have a different I P address ever y time it connects to the net work.
E AP ( Extensible
Au thenticatio n
Protocol) Defines ho w to pass authentication information between the device and auth entication
server. The authenticatio n is handled by the EAP t ype: FA S T, TLS, TTL S, e tc.
FAST (Flexible
Au thenticatio n
via Secu re
Tunneling) Cisco Systems® de veloped this authentication protocol.
It does not use certificates to authenticate, but a PAC (P rotected Access Credential), which
is managed dynamically by the ser ver. The P AC is distributed one at a time to the client
manually or automatically.
Gatew a y Allows connections (communications) between diff erent subnets on a netwo rk.
Infrastruc ture
Mode Requires an access point to communicate with other devices on the net work. In
infrastructure mode, wirel ess devices can communicate with each other o r wi th a wired
netwo rk.
IP Address An Internet Protocol ident ifier for a device on a net wo rk.
It consists of four 3-digit numeric fields, separated by periods. Each number can be zero to
255. An IP address has t wo components, the net work address and the host address.
Most company net works h ave ranges for their I P ad dresses.
LAN or
Local Area
Netw ork A computer net work that connects personal computers, workstations, server s, and printers.
This allo ws each user on the net work the ability to share devices, such as printers, and
communicate with each other via email, etc. LANs can be connected to each other by
telephone lines or radio waves. See
W LAN .
LE AP
(Lightw eight
Cisco Systems® introduc ed this authentication protocol and provides mutual authentication
with unique W EP keys for each user. Ne w keys are issued based on a time limit. Changing
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