Avery Dennison Monarch 9460 SNP, System Administrator Manual

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G L O S S A R Y
Ab solute Pathname The full path of a file, including the computer system and any directories or
subdirectories. For example,
c:\program files\monarch softw are\mpcl toolbox\9460.phu
Access Point An interface bet ween a wireless net work and a wired net work. Access
points can be used with Ethernet or other 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
card and no access point.
Ad-Hoc mode is also called peer-to-peer (point-to-point) communications or
BSS net work. As long as the devices are in range and are on the same
channel and SSID, they connect and communicate. Use this mode if a
wireless infrastructure does not exist or where services are not required.
Authentication
Method Identifies users on a network, based on a username and password. There
are two types: open and shared. Authentication protocols include LEAP,
PEAP, TLS, TTLS, EAP-FAST, and PSK.
Auto Method One of the available boot methods. Auto tries DHCP, BOOTP, and RARP,
then sets to the last IP address used if the IP address is not automatically
set using any of the previous methods.
BOOTP or
Bootstrap Protocol One of the available boot methods. It is a protocol used by devices that
know their MAC address, but do not know their IP address. The device
broadcasts its hardware address and the BOOTP server responds with the
IP address for it. The net work administrator must enter the MAC address in
the BOOTP Config file to obtain the IP address from the server.
Boot Method The wireless print server uses this method to obtain an IP address. Can be
set to Auto, DHCP, BOOTP, RARP, or Static.
Boot Tries The number of times the device tries to get an IP address from the server
when using the BOOTP and DHCP methods.
BSS or
Basic Service Set A set of 802.11b/g devices operating as a fully connected wireless net work.
BSSID See MAC Address .
Channel or
RF Channel You can select which channel your net work devices use to communicate. All
devices must be on the same channel to communicate in Ad-Hoc mode.
Other radio devices such as Bluetooth® wireless devices, microwave ovens,
or
2.4-GHz cordless phones may operate/interfere if they are on the same
channel as your net work.
DHCP or
Dynamic Host
Configuration
Protocol One of the available boot methods. It is a protocol that issues IP addresses
automatically within a specified range to devices (such as printers) when
they are first turned on. The device keeps the IP address for a defined
period of time set by your System Administrator; however, a device could
have a different IP address every time it connects to the network.
E AP (Extensible
Authentication
Protocol) Defines how to pass authentication information between the device and
authentication server. The authentication is handled by the EAP type:
FAST, TLS, TTLS, etc.
F AST (Flexible
Authentication via
Secure Tunneling)
Cisco Systems® developed this authentication protocol.
It does not use certificates to authenticate, but a PAC (Protected Access
Credential), which is managed dynamically by the server. The PAC is
distributed one at a time to the client manually or automatically.
Gatew ay Allows connections (communications) bet ween different subnets on a
net work.
Infrastructure
Mode Requires an access point to communicate with other devices on the net work.
In infrastructure mode, wireless devices can communicate with each other or
with a wired net work.
IP Address An Internet Protocol identifier for a device on a net work. 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 network address and the host
address. Most company net works have ranges for their IP addresses.
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