User Manual Part 6

Appendix B:Glossary of Terms and Icons
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SSL
Secure Socket Layer
UDP
User Datagram Protocol
VPN
Virtual Private Network
WEP
Wired Equivalent Privacy
WLAN
Wireless Local Area Network
WLSE
Wireless LAN Solution Engine
Glossary of Terms
Term
Description
.SPM file
Planner File, a proprietary AirTight® Networks file format that holds information
about RF signal values, placement of devices, and device settings
802.11
An IEEE wireless LAN specification for over-the-air interface between a wireless
Client and a base station or between two wireless Clients
Access Point
Access Point also referred to, as an AP is a station* that provides distribution
services. It is the hub used by wireless Clients for communicating with each other
and connecting to the WLAN
* A station is the component that connects to the wireless medium
Ad hoc Network
A network formed by peer-to-peer connections between wireless Clients. It is difficult
to enforce tight security policy controls on ad hoc connections. Therefore, ad hoc
connections create a security vulnerability
Authorized client
An Authorized Client is one that has successfully connected to an Authorized AP at
least once. Once identified as Authorized, a Client remains Authorized until it is
deleted by the administrator and is re-classified as Unauthorized
Auto Location Tagging
A feature provided by the system that automatically tags devices and events based
on the Sensors that see the event and the location of the devices that participate in
the event
Categorized Devices –
APs
This section of the Dashboard screen displays a list of all the APs automatically and
manually categorized
Classification Policy
Classification Policy allows you to define AP and Client classification policies to control
automatic movement of APs and Clients to the appropriate folders
Client
A laptop, a handheld device, or any other system that uses the wireless medium
(802.11 standard) for communication
Community String
Community string is a key used to authenticate a message sent by the SNMP agent
to the SNMP manager
DNS
Domain Name Service, an Internet service that translates domain names into IP
addresses
DoS
Denial of Service, an attack that degrades the performance of an official WLAN