User's Manual

G LOSSARY
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DNS Domain Name System: A system used for translating host names for
network nodes into IP addresses.
DHCP Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol: Provides a framework for passing
configuration information to hosts on a TCP/IP network. DHCP is based on
the Bootstrap Protocol (BOOTP), adding the capability of automatic
allocation of reusable network addresses and additional configuration
options.
ENCRYPTION Data passing between a base station and subscribers uses encryption to
protect from interception and evesdropping.
EAP Extensible Authentication Protocol: An authentication protocol used to
authenticate subscribers. EAP is used with TLS or TTLS authentication to
provide “mutual authentication” between a subscriber and a WiMAX
network.
IEEE 802.16E The WiMAX standard that provides mobile broadband wireless access using
Scalable Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiple Access (SOFDMA).
INTERNET SERVICE
PROVIDER
A company that offers an access service that connects customers to the
Internet.
IP ADDRESS The Internet Protocol (IP) address is a numerical identification assigned to
a device that communicates in a network using the Internet Protocol.
LED Light Emitting Diode: Used for indicating a device or network condition.
LAN Local Area Network: A group of interconnected computers and support
devices.
MAC ADDRESS The physical layer address used to uniquely identify network nodes.
MS-CHAPV2 Microsoft’s version 2 of the Challenge-Handshake Authentication Protocol.
Introduced by Microsoft with Windows 2000, MS-CHAPV2 (defined in RFC
2759) provides mutual authentication between peers using user names
and passwords.
NETWORK ADAPTER A hardware device that enables a computer to communicate over a
network. The adapter provides physical access to a particular networking
medium.