NETGEAR NMS100 manual Universal Plug and Play, WEB Proxy Server, Wide area network

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an encryption algorithm and cryptographic keys before data is transmitted or received. Based on Netscape’s SSL 3.0, TLS supercedes and is an extension of SSL. TLS and SSL are not interoperable.

Universal Plug and Play

UPnP. A networking architecture that provides compatibility among networking technology. UPnP compliant routers provide broadband users at home and small businesses with a seamless way to participate in online games, videoconferencing and other peer-to-peer services.

UTP

Unshielded twisted pair is the cable used by 10BASE-T and 100BASE-Tx Ethernet networks.

WAN

Wide Area Network. A long distance link used to extend or connect remotely located local area networks. The Internet is a large WAN.

WEB Proxy Server

A Web proxy server is a specialized HTTP server that allows clients access to the Internet from behind a firewall.

The proxy server listens for requests from clients within the firewall and forwards these requests to remote Internet servers outside the firewall. The proxy server reads responses from the external servers and then sends them to internal client clients.

WEP

Wired Equivalent Privacy is a data encryption protocol for 802.11b wireless networks.

All wireless nodes and access points on the network are configured with a 64-bit or 128-bit Shared Key for data encryption.

wide area network

WAN. A long distance link used to extend or connect remotely located local area networks. The Internet is a large WAN.

Wi-Fi

A trade name for the 802.11b wireless networking standard, given by the Wireless Ethernet Compatibility Alliance (WECA, see http://www.wi-fi.net), an industry standards group promoting interoperability among 802.11b devices.

Windows Internet Naming Service

WINS. Windows Internet Naming Service is a server process for resolving Windows-based computer names to IP addresses.

If a remote network contains a WINS server, your Windows PCs can gather information from that WINS server about its local hosts. This allows your PCs to browse that remote network using the Windows Network Neighborhood feature.

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Contents NETGEAR, Inc September 2004Customer Support World Wide Web TrademarksStatement of Conditions Contents Chapter Data and Statistics Appendix a Contents Manual Scope Audience, Scope, Conventions, and FormatsTypographical Conventions Overview Other ProSafe NMS FeaturesProSafe Network Management System Device Access ModesSystem Requirements Recommended system requirementsPackage Contents Introduction Introduction Installing the ProSafe NMS Server and Local Console Chapter Installation and StartupStarting the ProSafe NMS Server and Local Console Installing the Air Messenger Pro Paging SoftwareStopping and Starting the Server Disabling Automatic Console LoginStarting a Local Console Session Main button bar Edit button bar Selection Tool Console ElementsEvent Log Tool Element FunctionZoom to Console Button CommandsEvent Log Tool Selection ToolSelection Tool tabs Selection Tab DescriptionView Window Area Installation and Startup Map Selection Tree Working with the Map DatabaseView All Zoom Out Using Map View WindowsZoom RectangleMoving Objects at the Root Level Moving Map ObjectsAutomatically arranged and manually arranged submap levels Moving Objects Inside Subnet LevelsMoving Objects from One Subnet to Another Attributes Changing Object PropertiesAttribute Name Description Access ParametersObject Properties Access tab Type-Dependent Attributes Object Attribute Name Description Type a Object Properties Attribute tabType Description Adding Map ObjectsObject Types Manage Menus Viewing Device MIB DataMIB Selection Tree Custom Menus Table Display ElementsGraph Styles Graph Display ElementsCreating a New Report Saving Long-term StatisticsViewing Trend Data in a Graph Window Limiting Saved Instances Alarm Type Description Setting Threshold AlarmsThreshold Alarms Configuring Automatic Alarms Setting Status Variable PollingSetting Manual Threshold Alarms TCP Service Polling Polling TCP Application ServicesDiscovery of Four Built-in Services Managing Polling for the Device Custom TCP Service PollingTo modify an existing Custom TCP Service definition Emailing or Paging the Administrator on an EventThen, set the Email/Paging global event options Add an Event Filter for the pollDeviceDown event Then, set the Email/Page event actions Event Subtree Trap Name Description Other Event TypesProSafe NMS Events First, add a grouped set of users Emailing or Paging Multiple UsersThen, add an Event Filter for the selected devices Normal Discovery Map Layout Troubleshooting Network DiscoveryDuration of Network Discovery Sample top-level and Subnet Map views for a small network Failure Symptoms and SolutionsIncorrect or Missing Community Names Discovery Agent Fails to Connect to the ServerNot Enough Seeds Snmp Device Access Control ListFirewalls Block Snmp Operations Limiting the Scope of Discovery Setting Up New FiltersBroadcast Packet Losses Stopping Discovery Auto-Layout Event Description Parameters Event ParametersEvent Parameters Set Community name of the target device List of Glossary Terms Cat Denial of Service attackAuto Uplink Domain Name DoS Dynamic Host Configuration ProtocolInternet Protocol GatewayIP Address Local area network Lightweight Directory Access ProtocolMAC address MbpsNetwork Address Translation NetBIOSPacket Perfect Forward SecrecyPPP over ATM PPPoEPPP over Ethernet RouterSubnet Mask Universal Plug and Play Wi-Fi Windows Internet Naming ServiceWEB Proxy Server Wide area networkWireless Network Name Ssid Index Index Index