SonicWALL SSL-VPN 2000 Benutzerhandbuch

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SSL VPN - Secure Socket Layer Virtual Private Networking. A secured private 

communications network usually used within a company, or by several different 
companies or organizations, communicating over a public network. SSL technology is 
used either for tunneling the entire network stack, or for securing what is essentially a 
Web proxy.

Subnet - A portion of a network. Each subnet within a network shares a common network 

address and is uniquely identified by a subnetwork number.

Subnet Mask - A 32-bit number used to separate the network and host sections of an IP 

address. A subnet mask subdivides an IP network into smaller pieces. An example of a 
subnet mask might be 255.255.255.248 for subnet with only eight IP addresses. 

TCP/IP - Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol is the basic communication protocol 

of the Internet. It supports sending information in packets, and identifies each device with 
a unique numeric IP address. 

VPN - A Virtual Private Network is a virtual network that encrypts data and sends it privately 

over the Internet to protect sensitive information.

WAN - A Wide Area Network is a geographically distributed network composed of multiple 

networks joined into a single large network. The Internet is a global WAN.