A network access server (NAS) is a group of components that provides remote users with a point of access to a network. A NAS concentrates dial-in and...

UDP. Network access servers, which control access to a network, usually contain a RADIUS client component that communicates with the RADIUS server. RADIUS...

computer networking, a proxy server is a server application that acts as an intermediary between a client requesting a resource and the server providing...

A jump server, jump host or jump box is a system on a network used to access and manage devices in a separate security zone. A jump server is a hardened...

In computing, a file server (or fileserver) is a computer attached to a network that provides a location for shared disk access, i.e. storage of computer...

clients and servers communicate over a computer network on separate hardware, but both client and server may reside in the same system. A server host runs...

Network Policy and Access Services (NPAS) is a component of Windows Server 2008. It replaces the Internet Authentication Service (IAS) from Windows Server...

requirements. NAP was deprecated in Windows Server 2012 R2 and removed from Windows Server 2016. Network Access Protection Client Agent makes it possible...

making the lower network invisible or not directly usable). A VPN can extend access to a private network to users who do not have direct access to it, such...

A storage area network (SAN) or storage network is a computer network which provides access to consolidated, block-level data storage. SANs are primarily...