Remote RMX-3200 Version 5.2x Configuration Guide
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Glossary-16
local fallback
Local fallback indicates local user authentication will be used when attempts to
contact the primary and secondary RAS servers fail.
local identity
The local identity is supplied by the local site and sent to a remote device. The identity
is similar to a user name for CHAP and PAP authentication on a point-to-point
connection.
local method
The local method specifies the protocol Remote RMX-3200 uses to authenticate a
peer device on a serial controller PPP link. The two available methods are challenge
handshake authentication protocol (CHAP) and password authentication protocol
(PAP).
local secret
The local secret is supplied by the local site and sent to a remote device. The secret is
similar to a password for CHAP and PAP authentication on a point-to-point
connection.
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MAC address
A MAC address is the address for a device as it is identified at the Media Access
Control layer in the network architecture.
MAC address capture
MAC address capture refers to the process of listening to traffic on an Ethernet
controller and then adding any MAC addresses learned to the controller’s MAC
address table.