March Networks GW-DS150N, Manual

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2-3-4 Activate a profile
What does IEEE 802.11 feature support?
The product supports the following IEEE 802.11 functions:
• CSMA/CA plus Acknowledge Protocol
• Multi-Channel Roaming
• Automatic Rate Selection
• RTS/CTS Feature
• Fragmentation
• Power Management
What is Ad-hoc?
An Ad-hoc integrated wireless LAN is a group of computers, each has a Wireless LAN card, Connected
as an independent wireless LAN. Ad hoc wireless LAN is applicable at a departmental scale for a branch
or SOHO operation.
What is Infrastructure?
An integrated wireless and wireless and wired LAN is called an Infrastructure configuration. Infrastructure
is applicable to enterprise scale for wireless access to central database, or wireless application for mobile
workers.
What is BSS ID?
A specific Ad hoc LAN is called a Basic Service Set (BSS). Computers in a BSS must be configured with
the same BSS ID.
What is WEP?
WEP is Wired Equivalent Privacy, a data privacy mechanism based on a 40 bit shared key algorithm, as
described in the IEEE 802 .11 standard.
What is TKIP?
TKIP is a quick-fix method to quickly overcome the inherent weaknesses in WEP security, especially the
reuse of encryption keys. TKIP is involved in the IEEE 802.11 i WLAN security standard, and the
specification might be officially released by early 2003.
What is AES?
AES (Advanced Encryption Standard), a chip-based security, has been developed to ensure the highest
degree of security and authenticity for digital information, wherever and however communicated or stored,
while making more efficient use of hardware and/or software than previous encryption standards. It is
also included in IEEE 802.11 i standard. Compare with AES, TKIP is a temporary protocol for replacing
WEP security until manufacturers implement AES at the hardware level.
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10. Can Wireless products support printer sharing?
Wireless products perform the same function as LAN products. Therefore, Wireless products can
work with Netware, Windows 2000, or other LAN operating systems to support printer or file
sharing.