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Wireless Controller User Manual ISAKM P Internet Key Exchange Security Protocol. Protocol for establishing security associations and cryptographic keys on the Internet. ISP Internet service provider. MAC Address Media-access-control address. Unique physical-address identifier attached to a netw ork adapter. MTU Maximum transmission unit. Size, in bytes, of the largest packet that can be passed on. The MTU for Ethernet is a 1500-byte packet. NAT Netw ork Address Translation. Process of rewriting IP addresses as a packet passes through a controller or firew all. NAT enables multiple hosts on a LAN to access the Internet using the single public IP address of the LAN's gatew ay controller. Ne tBIOS Microsoft Window s protocol for file sharing, printer sharing, messaging, authentication, and name resolution. Netw ork Time Protocol. Protocol for synchronizing a controller to a single clock on the netw ork, NTP know n as the clock master. PAP Passw ord Authentication Protocol. Protocol for authenticating users to a remote access server or ISP. PPPoE Point-to-Point Protocol over Ethernet. Protocol for connecting a netw ork of hosts to an ISP w ithout the ISP having to manage the allocation of IP addresses. PPTP Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol. Protocol for creation of VPNs for the secure transfer of data fromremote clients to private servers over the Internet. 319