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Chapter 6 – Glossary
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Mbps Megabits per second, a measure of data transmission
speed.
NAT Network Address Translation. A service that translates
your local private IP addresses to a public Internet
address so your privately addressed network can
connect to the public Internet. NAT simplifies network
setup and adds a measure of security to your network
because your private network addresses are never seen
on the Internet.
Peer-to-Peer See Ad Hoc.
Profiles
(Network
Profiles)
A collection of software settings and network
identification information that is unique for each network.
Protocols
(Network
Protocols)
Define the rules for all aspects of data communication
just like a written language uses rules for spelling,
sentence structure, etc. Protocols describe the way data
is organized, transmitted and received. The TCP/IP
protocol is one of the most common.
Resources
(Network
resources)
Software or hardware shared by the users of a network.
Resources can include software applications,
documents, digital pictures and music, games, numeric
data, and devices such as printers, modems and disk
drives.
Roaming Moving seamlessly from one access point coverage area
to another with no loss in connectivity.
SSID Service Set Identifier. To communicate with each other,
all wireless devices on the same network must use the
same SSID. The SSID allows two or more wireless
networks to function in the same vicinity without
interfering with each other. The SSID can be a word or a
combination of letters and numbers.