Wireless MAXg USB Adapter: User Guide
network key
A string of characters that the user must type when
creating a wireless network connection profile that uses
WEP, TKIP, or AES encryption. Small office/home office
users can obtain this string from the
installer. Enterprise users can obtain this string from
the network administrator.
nonbroadcasting network
A network that is not broadcasting its network name. To
connect to a nonbroadcasting network, you must know
the network name (SSID) and search for the network
name.
ns
nanosecond
1 billionth (1/1 000 000 000) of a second.
O
OFDM
orthogonal frequency division multiplexing
A
frequency division modulation technique for
transmitting signals by splitting the radio signal into
various frequencies that are then transmitted
simultaneously, rather than sequentially.
P
PAC
Protected Access Credential
Credentials distributed
to a peer for future optimized network authentication.
The PAC comprises, at most, three components: a
shared secret, an opaque element, and optionally, other
information. The shared secret part contains the
preshared key between the peer and authentication
server. The opaque part is provided to the peer and is
presented to the authentication server when the peer
wishes to obtain access to network resources. Finally, a
PAC may optionally include other information that may
be useful to the client.
PAP
Password Authentication Protocol
A method for
verifying the identity of a user attempting to log on to a
Point-to-Point server.
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