User guide

Glossary
Access control
Access control refers to mechanisms and policies that restrict access to computer
resources.
Active Directory
Active Directory is the directory service included with Microsoft Windows 2000 and
later versions of Windows operating systems. It extends the features of previous
Windows-based directory services and contains new features that ease the navigation
and management of large amounts of information, which may generate savings for both
administrators and end users. Active Directory is secure, distributed, partitioned and
replicated. It is designed to work well in any size installation, from a single server with
a few hundred objects to thousands of servers and millions of objects.
ADSAP (Avocent DS Authentication Protocol) or ADSAP2
The ADSAP or ADSAP2 is a protocol used for authentication and authorization of
KVM switch and serial console appliance target device sessions in the DSView
management software. This is an SSL based protocol that uses X.509 certificates.
AIDP (Avocent Install and Discover Protocol)
AIDP is a protocol used to install out-of-box appliances that do not have an IP address
assigned and used to discover existing appliances that have an address assigned. This
UDP-based protocol is not encrypted and only public information is passed over this
link. AIDP uses UDP port 3211. Port 3211 is non-configurable.
Applet
An applet is a program written in the Java language that runs within a web browser.
Appliance
A hardware device (example: KVM Switch, Serial Console Server, SP Manager) that
can be added to DSView providing connections to attached target devices.
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