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airClient™ Nexus PRO TOTAL User Guide
DHCP
DHCP stands for ‘Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol’ and is a means for networked computers to get
their TCP/IP networking settings from a central server. Importantly, DHCP assigns IP addresses and
other TCP/IP configuration parameters automatically.
SNMP
Short for
S
imple
N
etwork
M
anagement
P
rotocol,
a set of protocols for managing complex networks. The
first versions of SNMP were developed in the early 80s. SNMP works by sending messages, called
protocol data units (PDUs)
, to different parts of a network. SNMP-compliant devices, called
agents,
store
data about themselves in
Management Information Bases (MIB)
and return this data to the SNMP
requesters.
SYSLOG
In order to track information on events, device jobs, and packets flows, most security devices out put
these events using the syslog information model. This output uses a specific format and protocol defined
in RFC 3164.
