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54M Wireless Access Point User Guide
Appendix D: Glossary
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2x to 3x eXtended Range
TM
WLAN Transmission Technology -
The WLAN device
with 2x to 3x eXtended Range
TM
WLAN transmission technology make its sensitivity
up to 105 dBm, which gives users the ability to have robust, longer-range wireless
connections. With this range-enhancing technology, a 2x to 3x eXtended Range
TM
based client and access point can maintain a connection at as much as three times
the transmission distance of traditional 802.11b and 802.11g products, for a coverage
area that is up to nine times greater. A traditional 802.11b and 802.11g product
transmission distance is about 300m, A 2x to 3x eXtended Range
TM
based client and
access point can maintain a connection transmission distance may be up to 830m.
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802.11b -
The 802.11b standard specifies a wireless networking at 11 Mbps using
direct-sequence spread-spectrum (DSSS) technology and operating in the
unlicensed radio spectrum at 2.4GHz, and WEP encryption for security. 802.11b
networks are also referred to as Wi-Fi networks.
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802.11g -
specification for wireless networking at 54 Mbps using direct-sequence
spread-spectrum (DSSS) technology, using OFDM modulation and operating in the
unlicensed radio spectrum at 2.4GHz, and backward compatibility with IEEE 802.11b
devices, and WEP encryption for security.
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Access Point (AP) -
A wireless LAN transceiver or "base station" that can connect a
wired LAN to one or many wireless devices. Access points can also bridge to each
other.
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DNS
(
D
omain
N
ame
S
ystem)
–
An Internet Service that translates the names of
websites into IP addresses.
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Domain Name -
A descriptive name for an address or group of addresses on the
Internet.
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DoS
(
D
enial
o
f
S
ervice)
-
A hacker attack designed to prevent your computer or
network from operating or communicating.
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DSL
(
D
igital
S
ubscriber
L
ine)
-
A technology that allows data to be sent or received
over existing traditional phone lines.
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ISP
(
I
nternet
S
ervice
P
rovider)
-
A company that provides access to the Internet.
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MTU
(
Maximum Transmission Unit
)
-
The size in bytes of the largest packet that
can be transmitted.
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SSID -
A
S
ervice
S
et
Id
entification is a thirty-two character (maximum) alphanumeric
key identifying a wireless local area network. For the wireless devices in a network to
communicate with each other, all devices must be configured with the same SSID.
This is typically the configuration parameter for a wireless PC card. It corresponds to
the ESSID in the wireless Access Point and to the wireless network name.
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