No Wires Needed Parrot 1100, User Manual

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5 Glossary
AirLock™ Security No Wires Needed BV proprietary security
architecture. AirLock™ Security provides the
following functionality:
•
128 bit data encryption
•
secure Access Control based on a
private/public key algorithm
•
Integrated automated key distribution
algorithm
See the AirLock™ Security white-paper for
detailed information.
BSS “Basic Service Set”. De facto an alias for Access
Point.
Cell Area in which the radio signal of an Access Point
is sufficiently good to join with it.
ESS “Extended Service Set”. A group of Access
Points with identical settings among which a
client system can roam. An ESS forms the heart
of a WLAN.
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Parrot 1100 Access
Point 11/5.5/2.0/1.0 Mbps IEEE 802.11 Access Point
by No Wires Needed BV.
Shared Key Algorithm Encryption scheme for which both sender and
receiver need to know the (same) encryption
key.
SNMP “Simple Network Management Protocol”
Swallow 1100 PC Card 11/5.5/2.0/1.0 Mbps IEEE 802.11 Wireless PC
Card by No Wires Needed BV.
WLAN “Wireless LAN” The set of Access Points and
Wireless Clients that form a local area network.
Write Community String SNMP password
WEP “Wired Equivalent Protection”
Data privacy mechanism based on a 40 bit
shared key algorithm, as described in the IEEE
802.11 standard