Lantronix EMG 8500 EMG User Guide - Page 481

Appendix D: Protocol Glossary IPsec A protocol suite for securing Internet Protocol (IP) communications by authenticating and encrypting each IP packet of a communication session. Kerberos A network authentication protocol that provides strong authentication for client/server applications by using secret-key cryptography. LEAP (Lightweight Extensible Authentication Protocol) Authentication protocol that uses dynamic WEP keys and mutual authentication with a modified version of MS-CHAP between the console manager and a RADIUS server. LDAP (Lightweight Directory Access Protocol) A protocol for accessing directory information. MIB (Management Information Base) MIB is part of the Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) and describes the set of manageable objects within a network device. NAT (Network Address Translation) An Internet standard that enables a LAN to use one set of IP addresses for internal traffic and a second set of addresses for external traffic. This enables a company to shield internal addresses from the public Internet. NFS (Network File System) A protocol that allows file sharing across a network. Users can view, store, and update files on a remote computer. You can use NFS to mount all or a portion of a file system. Users can access the portion mounted with the same privileges as the user's access to each file. NIS (Network Information System) System developed by Sun Microsystems for distributing system data such as user and host names among computers on a network. NMS (Network Management System) NMS acts as a central server, requesting and receiving SNMP-type information from any computer using SNMP. NTP (Network Time Protocol) A protocol used to synchronize time on networked computers and equipment. PAP (Password Authentication Protocol) A method of user authentication in which the username and password are transmitted over a network and compared to a table of name-password pairs. EMG™ Edge Management Gateway User Guide 481