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Appendix C - Glossary

Appendix C - Glossary

Access Point - A device that provides network access to wireless devices.

ARP-AddressResolutionProtocol.BroadcastprotocolformappingIPaddressestoMACaddresses.

CHAP-Challenge-HandshakeAuthenticationProtocol.ProtocolforauthenticatinguserstoanISP.

DDNS - Dynamic DNS. System for updating domain names in real time. Allows a domain name to be assigned to

adevicewithadynamicIPaddress.

DHCP-DynamicHostCongurationProtocol.ProtocolforallocatingIPaddressesdynamicallysothataddresses

HTTP-HypertextTransferProtocol.Protocolusedbywebbrowsersandwebserverstotransferles.

IKE-InternetKeyExchange.ModeforsecurelyexchangingencryptionkeysinISAKMPaspartofbuildingaVPN

tunnel.

IP-InternetProtocol.Theprincipalcommunicationsprotocolusedforrelayingdatagramsknownasnetwork

packetsacrossan internetworkusingtheInternet ProtocolSuite.IPisresponsibleforroutingpackets across

network boundaries. It is the primary protocol that establishes the Internet.

IPSec-IPsecurity.SuiteofprotocolsforsecuringVPNtunnelsbyauthenticatingorencryptingIPpacketsina

datastream.IPSecoperatesineithertransportmode(encryptspayloadbutnotpacketheaders)ortunnelmode

(encryptsbothpayloadandpacketheaders).

ISAKMP - Internet Key Exchange Security Protocol. Protocol for establishing security associations and

orrewall.NATenablesmultiplehostsonaLANtoaccesstheInternetusingthesinglepublicIPaddressofthe

LAN’s gateway controller.