Avery 9493 G L O S S A R YG

G L O S S A R YG

Absolute Pathname	The full path of a file, including the computer system and any directories or
	subdirectories. For example,
	c:\program files\monarch software\mpcl toolbox\9460.phu
Access Point	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.
Ad-Hoc	A wireless network composed of devices that contain a network interface card and no
Network/Mode	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.
Authentication	Identifies users on a network, based on a username and password. There are two
Method	types: open and shared. Authentication protocols include LEAP, PEAP, TLS, TTLS,
	EAP-FAST, and PSK.
Auto Method	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.
BOOTP or	One of the available boot methods. It is a protocol used by devices that know their
Bootstrap Protocol	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.
Boot Method	The wireless print server uses this method to obtain an IP address. Can be set to Auto,
	DHCP, BOOTP, RARP, or Static.
Boot Tries	The number of times the device tries to get an IP address from the server when using
	the BOOTP and DHCP methods.
BSS or	A set of 802.11b/g devices operating as a fully connected wireless network.
Basic Service Set
BSSID	See MAC Address.
Channel or	You can select which channel your network devices use to communicate. All devices
RF Channel	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.
DHCP or	One of the available boot methods. It is a protocol that issues IP addresses
Dynamic Host	automatically within a specified range to devices (such as printers) when they are first
Configuration	turned on. The device keeps the IP address for a defined period of time set by your
Protocol	System Administrator; however, a device could have a different IP address every time it
	connects to the network.
EAP (Extensible	Defines how to pass authentication information between the device and authentication
Authentication	server. The authentication is handled by the EAP type: FAST, TLS, TTLS, etc.
Protocol)
FAST (Flexible	Cisco Systems® developed this authentication protocol.
Authentication via	It does not use certificates to authenticate, but a PAC (Protected Access Credential),
Secure Tunneling)	which is managed dynamically by the server. The PAC is distributed one at a time to
	the client manually or automatically.
Gateway	Allows connections (communications) between different subnets on a network.
Infrastructure	Requires an access point to communicate with other devices on the network. In
Mode	infrastructure mode, wireless devices can communicate with each other or with a wired
	network.
IP Address	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.
LAN or	A computer network that connects personal computers, workstations, servers, and
Local Area	printers. This allows each user on the network the ability to share devices, such as
Network	printers, and communicate with each other via email, etc. LANs can be connected to
	each other by telephone lines or radio waves. See WLAN.
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