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...

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...

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

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...

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...

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...

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...

responsibility of file serving from other servers on the network; by doing so, a NAS can provide faster data access, easier administration, and simpler configuration...