User Manual Part 6

Appendix B:Glossary of Terms and Icons
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Dual Radio AP
An AP with two radios to support Clients on multiple bands
Hostname
A unique name by which a computer is identified on the network
Indeterminate AP
An AP for which the system cannot determine whether it is plugged into your wired
network. This AP should be inspected and manually moved to one of the AP folders
Intrusion Prevention
(Quarantine) Policy
The Intrusion Prevention Policy allows the system proactively block an AP or a Client
to automatically protect the network against various wireless security threats
IP Address
Internet Protocol Address, a 32-bit numeric identifier for a computer or a device on
the network
Location Tracking
A distinguishing feature of the system that allows you to automatically locate a
device placed on a floor map
MAC Address
Media Access Control Address, a unique 6-byte (48 bit) address assigned to the
network adapter by the manufacturer and is often transparent to a user; a
networked device has a MAC address corresponding to each network interface
MAC Spoofed AP
An attacker AP masquerades the Authorized AP by advertising the same MAC address
and other features set as the authorized/other AP in its Beacon/Probe Response
frames. The system generates an alert on detection of AP MAC spoofing
Mis-configured AP
An AP in the Authorized list, that is plugged into your wired network but does not
conform to the Network Policy settings (SSID, Vendor, Encryption, and Protocol) for
its network segment
Network Detector
A device that can co-exist on a Trunking switch; the ND can detect as many LAN
segments as you configure on the switch
Network Interface card
An expansion board or a card that is inserted into a computer so that the computer
can be connected to a network
Network Status
Network status specifies if the network is locked or unlocked. Once a protected
network segment is locked, all new APs connected to it are pre-classified as Rogue and
have to be approved manually. If a protected network segment is unlocked, any new
APs connected to this network will be automatically classified based on the Security,
Protocol, SSID, and Vendor Settings
Potentially Authorized
AP
A new AP plugged into your wired network and conforming to the Network Policy
settings (SSID, Vendor, Encryption, and Protocol) for its network segment; this AP
must be inspected before manually moving it to the Authorized AP folder
Potentially External AP
A new AP not plugged into your wired network. This is an AP usually belonging to a
neighbor. It does not pose a threat to your wired network
Potentially Rogue AP
A new AP plugged into your wired network but not conforming to the Network Policy
settings (SSID, Vendor, Encryption, and Protocol) for its network segment. This AP is never
authorized and can be
automatically moved to the Rogue AP folder based on the
Classification Policy
Security Settings
An IEEE 802.11 defined MAC–level privacy mechanism that protects the contents of
data frames from eavesdropping using encryption
SMTP
Simple Mail Transfer Protocol, A protocol for sending e-mail messages between
Servers. Most e-mail systems that send mail over the Internet use SMTP to send
messages from one Server to another
SNMP
Simple Network Management Protocol, a set of protocols for managing complex
networks