Storageflex 3945N Active Directory Services, Administrative Password, Appliance Name, Client PC

Administrator Guide

Appendix B: Glossary

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Active Directory Services

Active Directory, which is an essential component of the Windows 2000 architecture, presents organizations with a directory services designed for distributed computer environments. Active Directory allows organizations to centrally manage and share information on network resources and users while acting as the central authority for network security.

Administrative Password

Setting an administrative password ensures the administrator that unauthorized users do not have access to ApplianceView, the appliance management software. The administrator can set the administrative password by using the Setup Wizard in ApplianceView.

AppleTalk Filing Protocol (AFP)

The AppleTalk Filing Protocol is the file sharing protocol that is used in a Macintosh (AppleTalk) network. Storageflex supports AFP connections.

Appliance Name

The Appliance Name is the name that the Appliance uses for identification on the network. When the Appliance is first setup, its Appliance Name will be AW plus the last six digits of the MAC address for its network interface card (NIC). For example if the MAC address of the Network Interface Card in the Appliance is 00:E0:18:5f:54:75, its Appliance Name will be AW5f5475. In the Setup Wizard packaged with ApplianceView, you may change the Appliance Name. However, the new name must be 15 characters or less, all of which must be alphanumeric.

Authentication

Authentication is the process by which a computer allows a client to connect if a valid username and password are supplied. Based upon how the administrator configures ApplianceView, the Storageflex server can be set up to authenticate users in ApplianceView, on the NT domain server, or on the Primary Domain Controller (PDC).

Authentication Types

See User Authentication Types

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Client PC

A client PC is a computer that can connect to a server by using communication protocols. For example, in Storageflex a client is a computer that connects to the appliance.

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