Extreme Networks Sentriant AG Software User's Manual page 473

C
CSR
CTA
D
DAC
DC
DHCP
DLL
DMA
DN
DNS
E
EULA
EAP
EAPOL
EDAC
endpoint
enforcement
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Certificate Signing Request—A request sent by a system when
applying for a public key certificate.
Cisco Trust Agent
Device Activity Capture—A utility used that listens or sniffs the
network for DHCP traffic and can be configured to discover other
types of IP traffic if needed (such as from static IP addresses).
Domain controller—A server that manages and controls the activities
(such as user access) in the domain.
Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol—A method of assigning IP
addresses to endpoints as they connect to the network, and releasing
them as the endpoints disconnect from the network. DHCP allows
administrators to manage IP addresses from one location rather than
at each endpoint.
Dynamic Link Library—A shared library file used in Microsoft
systems. These files have the DLL extension.
Direct Memory Access—A feature in computers where memory can be
accessed without going through the CPU.
Distinguished Name—In the Lightweight Directory Access Protocol
(LDAP), objects are referenced by their DN.
Domain name server—A computer that translates domain names
(such as mycompany.com) into IP addresses (such as 216.239.41.99).
End user license agreement—An agreement that is included with a
product or displayed on the screen when first used.
Extensible Authentication Protocol—An authentication protocol used
with Point-to-Point Protocol (PPP) and wireless networks. (802.1X)
EAP over LANs
Embedded Device Activity Capture—See DAC
A computer requesting access to a network.
In Sentriant AG, the process of upholding the access rules set in the
NAC policies.
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