Reference Guide

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Contents	Glossary

Introduction

Terms and Concepts

2.4 GHz range -- the frequency spectrum assigned by the organization such as FCC or IC to WLAN systems

Access point -- a device that acts as a communication hub linking a wireless LAN to a wired LAN

Ad Hoc mode -- a wireless network mode. It allows devices to communicate directly without being wired to a network.

Configuration -- a prepared set of conditions for proper operation of a device. Configuring the network interface is to prepare it to work with protocols available on a network.

DHCP -- a dynamic host configuration protocol. It is a protocol that assigns dynamic IP addresses to devices on a network.

EtherTalk --the communication protocol of AppleTalk governing Ethernet transmissions

ftp -- a TCP/IP application protocol for file transfer

IEEE 802.11g -- an IEEE standard for the 2.4 GHz range of WLANs

Infrastructure mode -- a wireless network mode. It allows both wireless and wired computers to send print jobs to the device through an access point.

lpd -- a TCP/IP remote printing protocol application

Print queue -- a location where a print job is stored as a file, until the network interface sends the job to the assigned device

Protocol -- a rule that controls how data or information is exchanged through a network. Computers and software cannot communicate with each other using different protocols.

Remote printer -- a shared device connected elsewhere on the network, but under the control of a NetWare print server

Roaming -- the ability to move the wireless station from one access point to another without losing the connection or interrupting the service

SSID (or ESSID) -- Service Set Identifier (or Extended Service Set Identifier), a unique identifier to specify a WLAN

TCP/IP -- Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol, a layer of protocols that provides communications between nodes on a network

WEP -- Wired Equivalent Privacy, a security protocol for WLANs defined in the IEEE 802.11b/g standard. WEP provides security by encrypting data over radio waves.

WEP key -- a shared key algorithm for encrypting data

WLAN -- Wireless Local Area Network

WPA-PSK(TKIP) -- a Wi-Fi security with a strong encryption algorithm as well as user authentication

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