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Fortress : Glossary
failover
A device or system configuration in which two, identical components are installed for a
given function so that if one of them fails the redundant component can carry on oper-
ations without any substantial interruption of service.
Also, an instance in which an active component becomes inoperative and
fails overoperations to its partner.
FIPS Federal Information Processing Standards—issued by NIST, FIPS mandate how IT,
including network security, is implemented by the U.S. government and associated
agencies.
FIPS operating mode In Fortress Technologies products, the operating mode that complies with FIPS 140-2.
FISh Fortress Interface Shell—formerly, the command-line interface for configuring and man-
aging a Fortress controller device through a direct physical connection or a ser ial termi-
nal application.
Fortress ACS Fortress Access Control Server—a Fortress Technologies client-server application that
predates MaPS and provides centralized management of the Fortress-secured network.
Fortress controller device
The collective noun for Fortress network devices that secure communications between
wireless devices and a LAN, or between devices within a LAN, or between two WLANs/
LANs in a point-to-point or -multipoint configuration—comprising Fortress Security
Gateways, Fortress Security Controllers and Fortress Secure Wireless Access Bridges.
Fortress MaPS™
Fortress Management and Policy Server—a client-server application that provides cen-
tralized management of the Fortress-secured network, as well as device and user
authentication (through MaPS or in conj unction with an existing authentication server).
MaPS runs as a service and is managed from the MaPS Console.
Fortress Secure Client A software client module for securing network communications on laptops, PDAs, tablet
PCs, and industrial equipment such as barcode scanners and portable terminals.
Fortress Secure Client Bridge Also,
Fortress or
SCB—a hardware device for providing wireless connectivity a nd
securing network communications on wired devices such as portable medical equip-
ment and point-of-sale (POS) terminals.
Fortress Security Controller Sometimes,
Fortress Controller—A network device for securing, at Layer 2 of the OSI
Model, communications between wireless devices and a LAN, or between devices within
a LAN, or between two WLANs/LANs in a point-to-point or -multipoint configuration.
Fortress Security Gateway
Sometimes,
Fortress Secure Gateway or
Fortress Gateway—A network device for secur-
ing, at Layer 2 of the OSI Model, communications between wireless devices and a LAN,
or between devices within a LAN, or between two WLANs/LANs in a point-to-point or -
multipoint configuration.
Fortress Security System
The deployment of Fortress controller devices, MaPS (or ACS), and Fortress Secure Cli-
ents and/or Secure Client Bridges working together to secure a network. The minimum
configuration for the Fortress Security System is a controller device and one or more
Secure Clients.
Fortress Secure Wireless
Access Bridge
Also,
Fortressan network device that can act as an access point, wireless
bridge and/or LAN switch, as well as provide a DSL/cable/satellite link, while securing,
at Layer 2 of the OSI Model, communications between wireless devices and a LAN, or
between devices within a LAN, or between two WLANs/LANs in a point-to-point or -mul-
tipoint configuration.
frame
In Fortress Technologies GUIs, a portion of a larger screen or dialog, graphically set
apart from other elements on the screen and providing the interface for a specific fea-
ture or function set.
In IT, a packet of data transmitted/received.
gateway In IT, a node on a network, usually a router, that provides a connection to another net-
work.
Gateway Refer to
Fortress Security Gateway.
Gateway GUI The browser-based graphical user interface through which the Fortress Gateway is con-
figured and managed, locally or remotely.