F-SECURE POLICY MANAGER 8.0, Administrator'S Manual

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SNMP
Simple Network Management Protocol. A standard TCP/IP protocol
used for monitoring and setting network parameters and counters of
LAN- and WAN-connected repeaters, bridges, routers, and other
devices.
TCP/IP
(Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol) This is the suite of
protocols that defines the Internet. Originally designed for the UNIX
operating system, TCP/IP software is now available for every major
kind of computer operating system. To be truly on the Internet, your
computer must have TCP/IP software.
Text file
Any file whose contents are intended by the file’s creator to be
interpreted as a sequence of one or more lines containing ASCII or
Latin printable characters.
URL
(Uniform Resource Locator) The standard way to give the address of
any resource on the Internet.
User mode
The protected part of an operating system where user applications
are run and that calls kernel mode to perform operating system
functions.
Virus Definition Database
Virus Definition Databases are used to detect viruses. Whenever a
new virus is found, the databases need to be updated for virus
protection to be able to detect that virus.
WAN
(Wide Area Network) Any internet or network that covers an area
larger than a single building or campus.