Philips SNA6500 user manual Glossary of terms

EN	Glossary of terms
Access	Management access is restricted to Read Only (Read) or Read/Write (Write).
Authentication	Choose 802.1X or Pre-shared Key to use as the authentication method.
	• 802.1X: for the enterprise network with a RADIUS server.
	• Pre-shared key: for the SOHO network environment without an authentication
		server.
Authentication Code	Password Authentication key.
Authentication Required	• None: No authentication.
	• Password: A password authentication key is included in the packet. If this does not
	match what is expected, the packet will be discarded. This method
	provides very little security as it is possible to learn the authentication
	key by watching RIP packets.
Auto summary	If Auto summary is disabled, then RIP packets will include sub-network information
	from all subnetworks connected to the router.
	If enabled, this sub-network information will be summarized to one piece of
	information covering all subnetworks.
Channel	The radio channel used by the wireless router and its clients to communicate with
	each other. This channel must be the same on the ADSL Wireless Base Station and
	all of its wireless clients.
	The ADSL Wireless Base Station will automatically assign itself a radio channel, or
	you may select one manually.
Community	A community name authorized for management access.
Community	A community string (password) specified for trap management.
	Enter a word, something other than public or private, to prevent unauthorized
	individuals from accessing information on your system.
Cypher suite	The security mechanism used in WPA for encryption.
Data rate	• Upstream	Maximum upstream data rate.
	• Downstream	Maximum downstream data rate.
Description	Click on the VC to set the values for the connection.
DHCP Client Log	Displays information on DHCP clients on your network.
DHCP Server	The ADSL Wireless Base Station comes with the DHCP function. Enable this
	function to dynamically assign an IP address to client PCs.
Domain Name	If your network uses a domain name, enter it here. Otherwise, leave this field blank.
Encapsulation	Specifies how to handle multiple protocols at the ATM transport layer.
	• VC-MUX: Point-to-Point Protocol over ATM Virtual Circuit Multiplexer (null
	encapsulation) allows only one protocol running per virtual circuit with
	less overhead.
	• LLC: Point-to-Point Protocol over ATM Logical Link Control (LLC) allows multiple
	protocols running over one virtual circuit (using slightly more overhead).
Enable	RIP enabled on this interface.
Enable Filtering Function	Click Yes to turn on the filtering function.
ESSID	Extended Service Set ID. The ESSID must be the same on the ADSL Wireless Base
	Station and all of its wireless clients.
ESSID Broadcast	Enable or disable the broadcasting of the SSID.
End IP Address	Specify the end IP address of the DHCP pool.
Fast Path CRC Error	The number of Fast Path Cyclic Redundancy Check errors.
Fast Path HEC Error	Fast Path Header Error Concealment errors.
Firewall	Configures a variety of security and specialized functions including: Access Control,
	URL blocking, Internet access control scheduling, intruder detection, and DMZ.

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