Wireless MAXg USB Adapter: User Guide
H
host computer
The computer that is directly connected to the Internet
via a modem or network adapter.
I
IEEE
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers,
Inc.
IEEE 802.1X-2001
The IEEE standard for Port Based Network Access
Control. The IEEE 802.1X standard enforces
authentication of a network node before it can begin to
exchange data with the network.
IEEE 802.11a
The 54 Mbit/s, 5 GHz standard (1999)
IEEE 802.11b
The 11 Mbit/s, 2.4 GHz standard.
IEEE 802.11d
International (country-to-country) roaming extensions.
IEEE 802.11e
IEEE 802.11e (as of July 2005) is a draft standard that
enhancements for
LAN applications, in particular the IEEE 802.11 Wi-Fi
®
standard. The standard is considered of critical
importance for delay-sensitive applications, such as
Voice over Wireless IP and Streaming Multimedia.
IEEE 802.11g
The 54 Mbit/s, 2.4 GHz standard (backwards compatible
with IEEE 802.11b) (2003)
IEEE 802.11h
A supplementary standard to IEEE 802.11 to comply
with European regulations. It adds transmission power
control and dynamic frequency selection.
IEEE 802.11i
IEEE 802.11i (also known as
) is an amendment
to the IEEE 802.11 standard specifying security
mechanisms for wireless networks. The draft standard
was ratified on 24 June 2004, and supersedes the
previous security specification, Wired Equivalent Privacy
(
), which was shown to have severe security
weaknesses.
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