Glossary
Following terms are frequently used in this manual.
Term
Definition
AP
Access Point
DHCP
Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) is a network protocol that
enables a server to automatically assign an IP address to concern devices.
Static
A static address is a fix IP address assigned to the device.
PPPoE
PPPoE stands for Point-to-Point Protocol over Ethernet, a network protocol
for encapsulating Point-to-Point Protocol (PPP) frames inside Ethernet
frames.
WLAN
WLAN i.e. Wireless Local Area Network, a wireless network that can transfer
data at high speeds.
LAN
Local Area Network
WAN
Wide Area Network
SSID
An SSID i.e. Service Set Identifiers a unique ID that consists of 32
characters and is used for naming wireless networks.
WPA2
WPA2 (Encryption Method) - Wi-Fi Protected Access 2 - Pre-Shared Key, is
a method of securing your network using Pre-Shared Key (PSK) for
authentication.
WPA-Mixed
With WPA mixed (Encryption Method) mode network, one can connect with
both WPA (TKIP) and WPA2 (AES) clients.
TKIP
TKIP (Temporal Key Integrity Protocol) is an encryption protocol included as
part of the IEEE 802.11i standard for wireless LANs (WLANs). It was
designed to provide more secure encryption than the notoriously weak
Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP), the original WLAN security protocol.
AES
AES (Advanced Encryption Standard) is an encryption protocol which is
much more secure as it uses longer encryption keys.
Wireless 2.4
GHz
2.4GHz band provides
great distance
coverage, however transmits data at
slower speeds.
Wireless 5 GHz
The 5 GHz band provides less coverage, however transmits data at faster
speeds.
