User`s guide

StorTrends® NAS Software (Version 2.2) User’s Guide
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The StorTrends NAS software uses this word to describe the process of backing up data
stored on it to a safe place.
Authentication
Authentication is the process of determining whether someone or something is, in fact,
who or what it declares itself to be. In private and public computer networks (including
the Internet), authentication is commonly done through the use of logon passwords.
Base DN
Base Distinguished Name. For example, ami.com would be as follows:
CN=USERS,DC=AMI,DC=COM
Capacity
The size of a hard disk drive, storage device, or Volume.
Data
Distinct pieces of information usually formatted in a special way.
DHCP
Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol. Enables individual computers on an IP network to
extract their configurations from a DHCP server.
Domain
A group of computers and devices on a network that are administered as a unit with
common rules and procedures All devices sharing a common part of the IP address are
said to be in the same domain.
Domain Controller
A server with a Microsoft® Windows® 2000/NT operating system and Active
Directory™ enabled.
Domain Name
That part of the Uniform Resource Locator (URL) that tells a domain name server using
the domain name system (DNS) whether and where to forward a request for a Web page.
The domain name is mapped to an IP address.