802.11g 54Mbps USB Adapter User Guide
Contents:
About the 802.11g
54Mbps USB Adapter
Network Configuration
and Planning
Adapter Installation and
Configuration for
Windows 98SE/2000/
Me/XP
Navigating the Wireless
Configuration Utility
Glossary >
Product Specifications
for 802.11g 54Mbps
USB Adapter
U.S. Robotics
Corporation Limited
Warranty
802.11g 54Mbps USB Adapter User Guide
Glossary
Access Point
A networking device that seamlessly connects wired and wireless
networks together.
Ad Hoc
An Ad Hoc wireless LAN is a group of computers, each with wireless
adapters, connected as an independent wireless LAN.
AES
AES stands for Advanced Encryption System, which utilizes a
symmetric 128-bit clock data encryption. This is an option within the
WPA-PSK encryption method.
Backbone
This is the core infrastructure of a network, the portion of the
network that transports information from one central location to
another central location. The information is then off-loaded onto a
local system.
Base Station
In mobile telecommunication, a base station is the central radio
transmitter/receiver that maintains communication with the mobile
radio telephone sets within range. In cellular and personal
communications applications, each cell or microcell has its own
base station; each base station in turn is interconnected with other
cells' bases.
Bridge
An internetworking function that incorporates the lowest two layers
of the OSI network protocol model.
BSS
An acronym for Basic Service Set, this is an Access Point that is
associated with several wireless stations.
ESS
An acronym for Extended Service Set, this is a roaming domain.
More than one BSS can be configured as an Extended Service Set.
Ethernet
A popular local area data communications network that accepts
transmission from computers and terminals. An Ethernet operates
on a 10-Mbps baseband transmission over shielded coaxial cable or
over shielded, twisted-pair telephone wire.
Infrastructure
This is an integrated wireless and wired LAN configuration. In this
type of setup, a wireless network is created by wireless adapters
connecting to a wireless router or access point. The wireless router
or access point can be connected to a broadband modem or to an
existing LAN to supply Internet connectivity to the wireless network.
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