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Outer Tunnel Address The IP address associated with a PPTP or L2TP connection within which the
client traffic is encapsulated. This address will always be a NAT‘ed address,
regardless of the group NAT settings.
Packet A piece of data transmitted over a network that includes not only data, but also
a header in which the intended address of the packet is listed. Depending on the
protocol, additional information may be included in the packet's layers.
Packet filters Determine what client traffic an Access Controller will allow onto the network
based on the client‘s rights.
Port Address Translation (PAT) in conjunction with NAT, provides a private IP address space to a set of devices.
PAT rewrites the source port number before forwarding packets on to the
network.
PPP PPP (Point-to-Point Protocol) is a protocol for communication between two
computers using a serial interface. It is sometimes considered a member of the
TCP/IP suite of protocols. PPP provides layer 2 (data-link layer) service.
PPTP Point-to-Point Tunneling Protocol - An encryption protocol and technology for
creating Virtual Private Networks (VPNs). PPTP is used to ensure that
messages transmitted from one VPN node to another are secure.
Proxy Server See HTTP Proxy.
PuTTY An SSH client for use with Microsoft Windows
RADIUS Remote Authentication Dial-In User Service; RADIUS is commonly used to
provide centralized authentication, authorization and accounting for dial-up,
virtual private network and wireless network connections. RADIUS allows a
company to maintain user profiles in a central database that all remote servers
can share.
Real IP address An IP address that is used as presented, and is not translated using NAT. May
be a static IP address, or may be obtained using DHCP.
Realm Obsolete term See Authentication Realm
Redirected Traffic filters Filters that identify and change the destination of client packets.
Rights Manager The component of the 700wl Series system that allocates access rights to
clients, and may also authenticate clients.
Roaming The act of moving from one wireless access point to another.
The ability to move out of the range of a one access point into the range of
another access point while staying connected to the network.
Router A hardware device that connects networked computers or LANs. A router
determines which route (or path) a packet takes during transmission to its
destination. Home networking routers can also act as firewalls or gateways.
Service See Authentication service.
session cookie A session cookie, is a small file that contains information about a user that
disappears when the user's browser is closed. Unlike a persistent cookie, a
session cookie is not stored on your hard drive but is only stored in temporary
memory that is erased when the browser is closed.
Session cookies are used to enable the 700wl Series system Access Control
Server (or Integrated Server to be able to track the screens that a user has
visited during a session so that information can be customized for the user. SSL
is used to encrypt the information contained in the cookie.
E-8 HP ProCurve Secure Access 700wl Series Management and Configuration Guide