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Wireless Controller
Internet Key Exchange Security Protocol. Protocol for establishing security associations and
ISAKMP
cryptographic keys on the Internet.
ISP Internet service provider.
Media-access-control address. Unique physical-address identifier attached to a netw ork
MAC Address
adapter.
Maximum transmission unit. Size, in bytes, of the largest packet that can be passed on. The
MTU
MTU for Ethernet is a 1500-byte packet.
Netw ork Address Translation. Process of rewriting IP addresses as a packet passes through a
NAT
controller or firew all. NAT enables multiple hosts on a LAN to access the Internet using the
single public IP address of the LAN's gatew ay controller.
Microsoft Window s protocol for file sharing, printer sharing, messaging, authentication, and
NetBIOS
name resolution.
Netw ork Time Protocol. Protocol for synchronizing a controller to a single clock on the netw ork,
NTP
know n as the clock master.
Passw ord Authentication Protocol. Protocol for authenticating users to a remote access server
PAP
or ISP.
Point-to-Point Protocol over Ethernet. Protocol for connecting a netw ork of hosts to an ISP
PPPoE
w ithout the ISP having to manage the allocation of IP addresses.
Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol. Protocol for creation of VPNs for the secure transfer of data
PPTP
from remote clients to private servers over the Internet.
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