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Appendix 1 Glossary
Channel:
An instance of medium use for the purpose of passing protocol data units (PDUs) 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 (PHY),with an acceptably low frame error ratio(FER)
due to mutual interference.
SSID:
SSID(Service Set Identifier) is the network name shared by all devices in a wireless network. Your
network’s SSID should be unique to your network and identical for all devices within the network. It
is case-sensitive and must not exceed 20 characters (use any of the characters on the
keyboard).Make sure this setting is the same for all devices in your wireless network.
WEP:
Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) is the method for secure wireless data transmission. WEP adds data
encryption to every single packet transmitted in the wireless network. The 40bit and 64bit
encryption are the same because of out 64 bits, 40 bits are private. Conversely, 104 and 128 bit are
the same. WEP uses a common KEY to encode the data. Therefore, all devices on a wireless
network must use the same key and same type of encryption. There are 2 methods for entering the
KEY; one is to enter a 16-bit HEX digit. Using this method, users must enter a 10-digit number (for
64-bit) or 26-digit number (for 128-bit) in the KEY field. Users must select the same key number for
all devices. The other method is to enter a text and let the computer generate the WEP key for
you. However, since each product use different method for key generation, it might not work for
different products. Therefore, it is NOT recommended using.
WPA/WPA2 Encryption:
A security protocol for wireless networks that builds on the basic foundations of WEP. It secures
wireless data transmission by using a key similar to WEP, but the added strength of WPA is that the
key changes dynamically. The changing key makes it much more difficult for a hacker to learn the key
and gain access to the network.WPA2 is the second generation of WPA security and provides a
stronger encryption mechanism through Advanced Encryption Standard (AES), which is a
requirement for some government users.
