AWB OD200-IDU, Operator'S Manual

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Glossary
IEEE 802.16e
The WiMAX standard that provides mobile broadband wireless access using
Scalable Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiple Access (SOFDMA).
IEEE 802.1X
Port Authentication controls access to the switch ports by requiring users to first
enter a user ID and password for authentication.
Internet Service Provider
A company that offers an access service that connects customers to the Internet.
IP Address
The Internet Protocol (IP) address is a numerical identification assigned to a device
that communicates in a network using the Internet Protocol.
LED
Light emitting diode, used for indicating a device or network condition.
Local Area Network (LAN)
A group of interconnected computer and support devices.
MAC Address
The physical layer address used to uniquely identify network nodes.
MS-CHAPV2
Microsoft’s version 2 of the Challenge-Handshake Authentication Protocol.
Introduced by Microsoft with Windows 2000, MS-CHAPV2 (defined in RFC 2759)
provides mutual authentication between peers using user names and passwords.
Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (ODFM)
The air interface defined for IEEE 802.11g Wi-Fi. OFDM allows multiple users to
transmit in an allocated band by dividing the bandwidth into many narrow bandwidth
carriers.
RADIUS
Remote Authentication Dial-in User Service. A logon authentication protocol that
uses software running on a central server to control access to a network.
RJ-45 Connector
A connector for twisted-pair wiring.