G L O S S A R Y

A

AAA

Authentication, Authorization, and Accounting. The WLSE monitors LEAP,

 

EAP-MD5 and RADIUS AAA services provided by AAA servers running

 

CiscoSecure ACS Server software.

 

See also EAP-MD5 server, LEAP server, and RADIUS.

access point

Access points are wireless LAN transceivers that serve as the center point of a

 

standalone wireless network or as the connection point between wireless and

 

wired networks. In large installations, wireless users within radio range of an

 

access point can roam throughout a facility while maintaining seamless,

 

uninterrupted access to the network.

ANI

Asynchronous Network Interface. A mediation layer between the network

 

devices and client applications. ANI provides discovery, inventory, and

 

topological computations of networks and their devices

B

BDPU

Bridge Protocol Data Unit. See STP.

BOOTP

Bootstrap Protocol. The protocol used by a network node to determine the IP

 

address of its Ethernet interfaces to affect network booting.

bridge

See wireless bridge.

 

 

User Guide for the CiscoWorks 1105 Wireless LAN Solution Engine

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Cisco Systems 1105 manual See also EAP-MD5 server , Leap server , and Radius, See wireless bridge, GL-1