Glossary - Avery Dennison Monarch 9460 SNP System Administrator Manual

G L O S S A R Y
Absolute Pathname
Access Point
Ad-Hoc
Netw ork/Mode
Authentication
Method
Auto Method
BOOTP or
Bootstrap Protocol
Boot Method
Boot Tries
BSS or
Basic Service Set
BSSID
Channel or
RF Channel
DHCP or
Dynamic Host
Configuration
Protocol
EAP (Extensible
Authentication
Protocol)
FAST (Flexible
Authentication via
Secure Tunneling)
Gatew ay
Infrastructure
Mode
IP Address
The full path of a file, including the computer system and any directories or
subdirectories. For example,
c:\program files\monarch softw are\mpcl toolbox\9460.phu
An interface between a wireless network and a wired network. Access
points can be used with Ethernet or other communications to enable roaming
throughout a facility.
A wireless network composed of devices that contain a network interface
card and no access point.
Ad-Hoc mode is also called peer-to-peer (point-to-point) communications or
BSS network. As long as the devices are in range and are on the same
channel and SSID, they connect and communicate. Use this mode if a
wireless infrastructure does not exist or where services are not required.
Identifies users on a network, based on a username and password. There
are two types: open and shared. Authentication protocols include LEAP,
PEAP, TLS, TTLS, EAP-FAST, and PSK.
One of the available boot methods. Auto tries DHCP, BOOTP, and RARP,
then sets to the last IP address used if the IP address is not automatically
set using any of the previous methods.
One of the available boot methods. It is a protocol used by devices that
know their MAC address, but do not know their IP address. The device
broadcasts its hardware address and the BOOTP server responds with the
IP address for it. The network administrator must enter the MAC address in
the BOOTP Config file to obtain the IP address from the server.
The wireless print server uses this method to obtain an IP address. Can be
set to Auto, DHCP, BOOTP, RARP, or Static.
The number of times the device tries to get an IP address from the server
when using the BOOTP and DHCP methods.
A set of 802.11b/g devices operating as a fully connected wireless network.
See MAC Address.
You can select which channel your network devices use to communicate. All
devices must be on the same channel to communicate in Ad-Hoc mode.
Other radio devices such as Bluetooth® wireless devices, microwave ovens,
or
2.4-GHz cordless phones may operate/interfere if they are on the same
channel as your network.
One of the available boot methods. It is a protocol that issues IP addresses
automatically within a specified range to devices (such as printers) when
they are first turned on. The device keeps the IP address for a defined
period of time set by your System Administrator; however, a device could
have a different IP address every time it connects to the network.
Defines how to pass authentication information between the device and
authentication server. The authentication is handled by the EAP type:
FAST, TLS, TTLS, etc.
Cisco Systems® developed this authentication protocol.
It does not use certificates to authenticate, but a PAC (Protected Access
Credential), which is managed dynamically by the server. The PAC is
distributed one at a time to the client manually or automatically.
Allows connections (communications) between different subnets on a
network.
Requires an access point to communicate with other devices on the network.
In infrastructure mode, wireless devices can communicate with each other or
with a wired network.
An Internet Protocol identifier for a device on a network. It consists of four
3-digit numeric fields, separated by periods. Each number can be zero to
255. An IP address has two components, the network address and the host
address. Most company networks have ranges for their IP addresses.
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