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ES520 Bridge: Glossary
Fortress Security System
The secure network deployment of one or more Fortress Bridges and the Fortress
Secure Clients and/or Secure Client Bridges that will communicate with the Bridge(s).
Fortress Secure Bridge
Fortress’s ES300 model network device for securing communications between wireless
devices and a LAN, or between devices within a LAN, or in a networked configuration.
Fortress Secure Wireless Bridge
Fortress’s ES520 model and ES210 model radio-equipped network devices that can act
as wireless access points and/or bridges in a mesh network.
FQDN
Fully Qualified Domain Name—the complete, unambiguous domain name specifying the
exact location in the DNS hierarchy of a particular entity on the network.
frame
In Fortress Technologies GUIs, a portion of a larger screen or dialog, graphically set
apart from other elements on the screen and providing the interface for a specific fea-
ture or function set.
In IT, a packet of data transmitted/received.
gateway
In IT, a node on a network, usually a router, that provides a connection to another net-
work.
GINA
A library developed by Microsoft®; it is a component of some Microsoft Windows®
operating systems and provides secure authentication and interactive logon services.
GPS
Global Positioning System
groups
An association of network objects (users, devices, etc.) typically used to allocate shared
resources and apply access policies.
GUI
graphical user interface—a user interface in which the user manipulates various interac-
tive objects (menu items, buttons, etc.) displayed on the monitor screen.
hash function
Mathematical computation for deriving a condensed representation or
hash value
, usu-
ally a fixed-size string, from a variable-size message or data file.
HTTP
Hypertext Transfer Protocol—used to transmit and receive all data over the World Wide
Web.
HTTPS
HTTP Secure sockets—HTTP with an encryption/authentication layer.
IANA
Internet Assigned Number Authority—the organization that assigns Internet Protocol
(IP) addresses and port numbers.
ICMP
Internet Control Message Protocol —supports packets containing error, control, and
informational messages. The
ping
command uses ICMP to test an Internet connection.
IDS
Intrusion Detection System—monitors network activity to identify suspicious patterns
that may indicate a network or system attack and supports automated and/or manual
real-time responses.
IEEE
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers—a nonprofit technical professional
association that develops, promotes, and reviews standards within the electronics and
computer science industries.
IETF
Internet Engineering Task Force—the primary standards organization for the Internet.
IGMP
Internet Group Management Protocol—The portion of the IP multicast specification that
describes dynamically managing the membership of multicast groups.
Internet Protocol Suite
Also, TCP/IP—the basic, two-part communication protocol in use on the Internet (refer
to IP and TCP).
IP
Internet Protocol—defines a method for transmitting data, in packets, from one com-
puter to another over a network; one of the founding protocols in the TCP/IP suite of
networking protocols.
IPS
Intrusion Prevention System—allows network administrators to apply policies and rules
to network traffic, as it is monitored by an intrusion detection system.
