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Protocol
A protocol is a standardized set of rules that specify how a communication is to take
place, including the format, timing, sequencing and/ or error checking.
SSID
Service Set Identifier. A network ID unique to a network. Only clients and access points
that share the same SSID are able to communicate with each other. This string is
case-sensitive.
SNMP
Simple Network Management Protocol is the network management protocol of TCP/IP.
In SNMP, agents-which can be hardware as well as software-monitor the activity in the
various devices on the network and report to the network console workstation. Control
information about each device is maintained in a structure known as a management
information block.
Static IP addressing
A method of assigning IP addresses to clients on the network. In networks with static IP
address, the network administrator manually assigns an IP address to each computer.
Once a static IP address is assigned, a computer uses the same IP address every time
it reboots and logs on to the network, unless it is manually changed.
TCP/IP
Transmission Control Protocol / Internet Protocol. TCP/IP is the protocol suite
developed by the Advanced Research Projects Agency (ARPA). TCP governs how a
packet is sequenced for transmission the network. The term "TCP/IP" is often used
genericalty to refer to the entire suite of related protocols.
Transmit / Receive
The wireless throughput in bytes per second (Bps) averaged over two seconds.
WAN
Wide Area Network. A WAN consists of multiple LANs that are tied together via
telephone services and / or fiber optic cabling. WANs may span a city, a state, a country,
or even the world.
