TD 92930EN
13 December 2013 /Ver B
Configuration Manual
WL3 and WL3 Plus WLAN Handset
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1. Introduction
ESSID
Extended Service Set Identifier. The identifying name of a WLAN.
It identifies an AP and distinguishes WLANS from one another. An
ESSID is one type of SSID (BSSID is the other).
IM
Interactive Messaging makes it possible to access information
from an application, and controlling the information, by selecting a
choice received in a message.
License
An authorization to use a licensed function.
MAC
Medium Access Control.
MWI
Message Waiting Indication
NTP
Network Time Protocol
OTA
Over The Air
PBX
Private Branch Exchange:
Telephone system within an enterprise that switches calls between
local lines, and allows all users to share a certain number of
external lines.
PEAP
Protected Extensible Authentication Protocol.
PRI
Primary Rate Interfaces
RSSI
Received Signal Strength Indication.
RTLS
Real-Time Location System
RTS
Request-To-Send.
PTT
Push-To-Talk
Services
Services are predefined functions such as Phone Call, Send Data,
Send Message etc. that are accessible from the Service menu.
SIP
Session Initiation Protocol
SSID
Service Set Identifier. User friendly name of a WLAN. Identifier
attached to packets sent over a WLAN that acts as a password.
Daily used term for ESSID in an ESS wireless topology.
STA
Station. Client in a WiFi network.
QoS
Quality of Service: Defines to what extent transmission rates, error
rates, etc. are guaranteed in advance.
UP 6
User Presence (value between 0-7). Wireless QoS at the MAC
Layer.
VoIP
Voice over IP.
VoWiFi
Wireless version of VoIP. Refers to an IEEE 802.11a, b, g, n
network.
VoWLAN
Voice over WLAN.
WEP
Wired Equivalent Privacy.
Wi-Fi
Wireless Fidelity. The commonly understood name for wireless
LAN networks. Originator is Wi-Fi Alliance.
WinPDM
Portable Device Manager (Windows version):
Used for managing devices, editing parameters, and updating
devices with new software.
WLAN
Wireless Local Area Network. Refers to an IEEE 802.11a, b, g, n
network.
WMM
Wi-Fi Multimedia. A Wi-Fi Alliance interoperability certification,
based on the IEEE 802.11e standard. Provides basic QoS features
to IEEE 802.11 networks.