GlossaryG-6LDAP: Lightweight Directory Access Protocol (LDAP) – A protocolthat is used to look up information from a database thatusually contains information about authorized users and theirprivileges.load balancing: In NAC 800, Load balancing distributes the testing of end-points across all NAC 800 ESs in a cluster.MAC: Media Access Control – The unique number that identifies aphysical endpoint. Generally referred to as the MAC address.Management server: When using NAC 800 in a multiple-server installation, theserver that is used for managing ESs. (MS)MIB: Management Information Base – A database used to managecomponents in a network.MMC: MultiMediaCard – A portable storage device.MS: Management servermultinet: A physical network of two or more logical networks.NAC: Network Admission ControlNAC policies: In NAC 800, collections of individual tests that evaluate end-points attempting to access the network.NAC policy group: A logical grouping of NAC policies.NAT: Network Address Translation – The translation of an externalIP address to one or more internal IP addresses and thereverse.NIC: Network Interface Card – A card that connects a computer toan Ethernet network.network mask: Also called a subnet mask. A number used in conjuction withIP addresses to determine the subnet or subnetwork.
