Avery Dennison Monarch 9906 MonarchNet2 - Manual (Page 64)

G-2 MonarchNet2 Operating Instructions
LAN or
Local Area
Netw ork A computer network that connects personal computers, workstations,
servers, and printers. This allows each user on the network the ability to
share devices, such as printers, and communicate with each other via email,
etc. LANs can be connected to each other by telephone lines or radio waves.
See WLAN.
LEAP (Lightw eight
Extensible
Authentication
Protocol) Cisco Systems® introduced this authentication protocol and provides mutual
authentication with unique WEP keys for each user. New keys are issued
based on a time limit. Changing the WEP key time limits provides additional
security.
LPD/LPR A printer protocol that uses TCP/IP to establish connections between printers
on a network. Also known as Line Printer Daemon/Line Printer Remote.
MAC Address or
Media Access
Control A hardware address (6-byte) that uniquely identifies each node of a network.
The MAC address is set during manufacturing and does not change. Also,
two Network Interface Cards (NIC) w ill not have the same value.
MSCHAPv2
(Challenge
Handshake
Authentication
Protocol) MSCHAPv2 is the Microsoft® version of CHAP. It is a three-way handshake
protocol that is more secure than PAP.
It provides mutual authentication between devices.
NIC or
Netw ork Interface
Card An adapter (board or card) that can be inserted into a device, so the device
can be connected to a network. The NIC converts data from the device into
the form transmitted or received from the network
Node A processing location on a network. The location can be a workstation,
computer, or printer. Each Node has a unique MAC address.
Open
Authentication This allows any device to authenticate and then attempt to communicate with
the access point. Any wireless device can authenticate with the access
point, but if WEP is used, the device can communicate only if its WEP keys
match the access point's. There is no challenge that occurs, you either have
the correct key or not when you communicate with the access point. By
eliminating the challenge process, it actually makes this more secure than
shared key authentication.
PAP (Passw ord
Authentication
Protocol) A simple authentication protocol used with PPP (Point-to-Point Protocol). It
is a plain text password system, which is not very secure.
Pathname The location of a particular file or directory that includes the full path to the
needed filename or directory. This is a combination of path and filename.
PEAP (Protected
Extensible
Authentication
Protocol) Authenticates clients into a network using only server-side certificates, which
makes implementing and administering a wireless LAN easier.
Ping A way to determine if a device is accessible. It sends a packet to the
specified address and waits for a reply.
Protocol This is the way two devices transmit data between each other, including error
checking, data compression, and how messages start and end.
PSK
(Pre-Shared Key) Authentication mode of WPA used in SOHO environments.
The key value (or pass-phrase) is used for network authentication only (not
data encryption). It does not use a RADIUS server like the other modes, but
uses a shared key to provide the initial authentication with the access point
or host.
RADIUS (Remote
Authentication
Dial-In Server) This is an authentication server, such as the Cisco® ACS, Microsoft® IAS,
etc.
RARP or
Reverse Address
Resolution Protocol One of the available boot methods. The device sends an RARP request and
the RARP server responds with an IP address. The device knows its MAC
address and the server responds with the IP address for it.
Relative
Pathname The file or directory location on the user’s system relative to the user’s
current location on the system (what directory the user is currently in). For
example, mpcl toolbox\9855.phu
Router Any device that forwards data along networks. Routers are located at
gateways.