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TANDBERG VIDEO COMMUNICATIONS SERVER ADMINISTRATOR GUIDE
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HTTP | 
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HTTPS | 
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  | A protocol used for secure communications over the internet, combining HTTP with TLS.  | 
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Secure Socket Layer | 
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Interactive Connectivity Establishment | emerging traversal standard for use by SIP endpoints (although it could be used for other protocols).  | 
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IETF | 
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  | An organization that defines (via documents such as RFCs) the protocol standards and best practices relating to the design, use and management of the internet.  | ||||||||||||||||
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Interworking  | 
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  | Allowing H.323 systems to connect to SIP systems.  | 
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IPv4  | 
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IPv6  | 
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  | Version 6 of the Internet Protocol, defined in RFC 2460 [19].  | 
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Lightweight Directory Access Protocol  | 
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  | In relation to the VCS, a connection between two nodes.  | 
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Local VCS  | 
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NAT | 
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  | Also known as IP masquerading. Rewriting source and destination addresses as the IP packet passes through the NAT device.  | 
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  | In relation to the VCS, a node is one end of a link. A node can be a local subzone or a zone.  | 
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Introduction  | 
  | Getting Started  | Overview and  | 
  | System  | 
  | VCS  | 
  | Zones and  | 
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  | Bandwidth  | 
  | Firewall  | 
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  | Configuration  | 
  | Neighbors  | 
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