User's Manual

Glossary Description
M
MAC address (Media
Access Control address)
Standardized data link layer address that is required for every
port or device that connects to a LAN. Other devices in the
network use these addresses to locate specific ports in the
network and to create and update routing
tables and data
structures. MAC addresses are 6 bytes long and are controlled
by the IEEE.
MTU (Maximum
Transmission Unit)
The size in bytes of the largest packet that can be transmitted.
N
NAT (Network Address
Translator)
Mechanism for reducing the nee
d for globally unique IP
addresses. NAT allows an organization with addresses that are
not globally unique to connect to the Internet by translating
those addresses into globally routable address space.
NTP Server
NTP Server is used for synchronising the
time across computer
networks.
P
POP3 (Post Office Protocol
3)
POP3 is intended to permit a workstation to dynamically access
a maildrop on a server host in a useful fashion.
PPPoE (Point-to-Point
Protocol over Ethernet)
PPPoE is a network protocol for encapsulating Point-to-
Point
Protocol (PPP) frames inside Ethernet frames.
S
SMTP (Simple Mail
Transfer Protocol)
SMTP is an Internet standard for electronic mail (e-
mail)
transmission
SSH (Secure Shell
Protocol)
SSH is a network protocol that allows d
ata to be exchanged
using a secure channel between two networked devices.
SA (Security Association)
SA is the establishment of shared security attributes between
two network entities to support secure communication.
SNMP (Simple Network
Management Protocol)
SNMP provides a management frame to monitor and maintain
the network devices. With SNMP function enabled, network
administrators can easily monitor the network performance,
detect the malfunctions and configure the network devices.
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