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5. Appendix

54 ASUS 802.11g Access Point

Chapter 5 - Appendix

Glossary

Access Point (AP)

An networking device that seamlessly connects wired and wireless networks.

Access Points combined with a distributed system support the creation of

multiple radio cells that enable roaming throughout a facility.

Ad Hoc

A wireless network composed solely of stations within mutual communication

range of each other (no Access Point).

AES(Advance Encryption Standard)

AES is the U.S. government’s next-generation cryptography algorithm,

which will replace DES and 3DES. This encryption key protocol is applied

in 802.1i standard to improve WLAN security. AES will require new

hardware, in contrast with TKIP that can be used on existing wireless

devices.

Basic Service Area (BSS)

A set of stations controlled by a single coordination function.

Broadband

A type of data transmission in which a single medium (such as cable) carries

several channels of data at once.

Channel

An instance of medium use for the purpose of passing protocol data units that

may be used simultaneously, in the same volume of space, with other instances

of medium use (on other channels) by other instances of the same physical

layer, with an acceptably low frame error ratio due to mutual interference.

Client

A client is the desktop or mobile PC that is connected to your network.

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