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Term Explanation
MD5-Challenge Authentication method using the MD5 algorithm. The authentication
server checks whether the user name and password of the supplicant are
correct.
Network name Identifier that logically identifies a wireless LAN network. In infrastructure
mode, both station and access point must have the same name.
This identifier may be called ESSID.
PC Acronym of Personal Computer.
RADIUS Abbreviation of Remote Authentication Dial In User Service. It indicates a
user authentication protocol or authentication server. In this product, it is
used to authenticate the stations.
Roaming When a wireless LAN station is moved, this function continues
communication, automatically switching to the nearest access point.
SAP Acronym of Software Access Point.
SNMP Acronym of Simple Network Management Protocol.
This protocol is specified for managing network devices.
Shared Secret Password used for specifying communication peers between RADIUS
clients and server.
On this device, access points correspond to RADIUS clients. This
password is not for authenticating individual stations.
STA Acronym of STAtion. See "Station."
Station Wireless LAN device that conforms to IEEE 802.11. It may simply refer to
a wireless LAN PC.
Supplicant Term defined in 802.1X. PC with an authentication request. In this
product, it corresponds to the wireless LAN station.
TLS Abbreviation of Transport Layer Security. Successor of SSL (Secure
Socket Layer). This protocol is intended to safely perform communication
in the network environment such as the Internet, where you are exposed to
threats such as tapping and unauthorized modification.
WEP Acronym of Wired Equivalent Privacy. This function enhances security by
encrypting network packets. This function makes it difficult to make illegal
access and data decryption.