Toshiba Magnia Z500 - Manual (Page 105)

Appendix 4 Glossary
Term Explanation
802.1X IEEE standard. Port-Based Network Access Control. This protocol is to
control access in units of ports.
Access point Device that relays interstation communication. Usually, this device has a
function that makes a bridge to a wired LAN network.
Ad hoc mode In this mode, stations communicate directly with each other, not via the
access point.
AP Acronym of Access Point. See "Access point."
Authentication Server Term defined in 802.1X. Server that makes authentication. This server
corresponds to the RADIUS server in this product.
Authenticator Term defined in 02.1X. The authenticator arranges the authentication
procedure between the supplicant and authentication server. It permits
only the supplicant authenticated by the authentication server to
communicate. It corresponds to the access point in this product.
Beacon Management network packets that are periodically transmitted from the
access point to all stations.
CA Abbreviation of Certificate Authority. It is also called a certificate
organization. This server issues a digital certificate.
EAP Abbreviation of Extensible Authentication Protocol. This standard is
intended to consistently handle the authentication procedure by putting
various authentication protocols into a capsule.
EAP-TLS Authentication method using TLS. The authentication server checks
whether the supplicant has the correct digital certificate.
EAPOL Abbreviation of EAP over LANs. Term defined in 802.1X. This
specification is to exchange EAP packets in the LAN environment.
ESSID Acronym of Extended Service Set ID. See "Network name."
Infrastructure mode In this mode, stations communicate via the access point.
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.