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DWS-1008 User’s Manual
D-Link Systems, Inc.
Appendix D - Glossary
SIP
Session Initialization Protocol. A signaling protocol that establishes real-time calls and
conferences over IP networks.
Spanning Tree Protocol
See STP.
SSH
Secure Shell protocol. A Telnet-like protocol that establishes an encrypted session.
SSID
Service set identier. The unique name shared among all computers and other devices in a
wireless LAN (WLAN).
SSL
Secure Sockets Layer protocol. A protocol developed by Netscape for managing the security
of message transmission over the Internet. SSL has been succeeded by Transport Layer
Security (TLS) protocol, which is based on SSL. The sockets part of the term refers to the
sockets method of passing data back and forth between a client and a server program in a
network or between program layers in the same computer. SSL uses the public-and-private
key encryption system from RSA Data Security, Inc., which also includes the use of a digital
certicate. See also TLS.
station
Any device with a media access control (MAC) address and a Physical layer (PHY) interface
to the wireless medium that comply with the standards for all IEEE 802 networks. Wireless
clients and DWL-8220AP access points are stations in a D-Link Mobility System.
STP
Spanning Tree Protocol. A link management protocol, dened in the IEEE 802.1D standard,
that provides path redundancy while preventing undesirable loops in a network. STP is also
known as Spanning Tree Bridge Protocol.
subnet mobility
The ability of a wireless user (client) to roam across DWL-8220AP access points and
DWS-1008 switches in a virtual LAN (VLAN) while maintaining a single IP address and
associated data sessions.
supplicant
A client that is attempting to access a network.