Specifications

Niagara Release 2.3
Niagara Networking & Connectivity Guide
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Commonly Used Terms
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Active Directory Active Directory is the Microsoft Windows 2000 server directory service. It
identifies resources on the network and makes those resources available to
applications and users. In previous versions of Windows server, this function was
handled by a combination of DNS, WINS, and the proprietary Windows domain
function.
Admin Tool or
administration tool
The Admin Tool is installed with the Java Desktop Environment (JDE) during the
Niagara Web Supervisor software installation. You use Admin Tool to configure
host-level functions (network settings, OS upgrades, station installations, etc.) on
Niagara hosts.
application proxy One of the security techniques commonly used on a firewall. This technique inserts
a true barrier between the client computer, which is requesting access to an
application, and the application server. The client actually connects to the application
proxy, which acts on behalf of the client, negotiating with the destination application
server for information.
AT command set Industry-standard command language used to communicate with the modem. A
modem could support the standard or extended AT command set. The AT prefix tells
the modem that one or more commands follow. Settings made via AT commands are
automatically reused by the modem until another command is received to change
them, or the modem is turned off.
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backbone A backbone is the main cable in a network through which data passes. It can also be
used to mean the collection of major pieces that make up an individual network (such
as the cable and the routers).
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