Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product PROSAFE WG302 NETGEAR
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Reference Man ua l for the NETGEAR ProSaf e Wireless Access Point 802.11g WG30 2 Glossary 1 July 2005 v3.0 Glossary Use the list below to find definitions for technical terms used in this manual. 802.1 1 St an dard 802.1 1, or IEEE 802.1 1, is a type of radio technology used for wireless local area networks (WLANs).
Reference Manual for the NETGEAR ProSafe Wirele ss Access Point 802.11g WG302 2 Glossary July 2005 v3.0 The purpose of 1 1d is to add features and restrictions to allow WLANs to operate within the rules of these countries.
Reference Man ua l for the NETGEAR ProSaf e Wireless Access Point 802.11g WG30 2 Glossary 3 July 2005 v3.0 Access Point (AP) A wireless LAN transceiver or "base st ation" that can connect a wired L AN to one or many wireless devices. Access points can also bridge to e ach other .
Reference Manual for the NETGEAR ProSafe Wirele ss Access Point 802.11g WG302 4 Glossary July 2005 v3.0 for cables or wires. B luetooth is a frequ ency-hopping technology in th e 2.4 GHz frequency spectrum, with a range of 30 feet and up to 1 1Mbps raw data throughput.
Reference Man ua l for the NETGEAR ProSaf e Wireless Access Point 802.11g WG30 2 Glossary 5 July 2005 v3.0 CSMA-CD (Carrier Sense Multiple Action/Colli sion Detectio n) A method of managing traffic and reducing noise on an Ethernet network. A network device transmits data after detecting that a channel is avai lable.
Reference Manual for the NETGEAR ProSafe Wirele ss Access Point 802.11g WG302 6 Glossary July 2005 v3.0 ESSID (more commonly referred to as SSID – Short Set Identifier) The identifying name of an 802.
Reference Man ua l for the NETGEAR ProSaf e Wireless Access Point 802.11g WG30 2 Glossary 7 July 2005 v3.0 IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers) A membership organization ( www .ieee.or g ) that includes engineers, scient is ts and students in elec tronics and allied fields.
Reference Manual for the NETGEAR ProSafe Wirele ss Access Point 802.11g WG302 8 Glossary July 2005 v3.0 MAC (Media Access Control) Every wireless 802.1 1 device has its own specific MAC address hard-coded into it. This unique identifier can be used to provide security for wireless networ ks.
Reference Man ua l for the NETGEAR ProSaf e Wireless Access Point 802.11g WG30 2 Glossary 9 July 2005 v3.0 NIC (Network Interface Card) A type of PC adapter card that either works without wires (W i-Fi) or attaches to a network cable to provide two-way communi cation between the co mputer and network devices such as a hub or switch.
Reference Manual for the NETGEAR ProSafe Wirele ss Access Point 802.11g WG302 10 Glossary July 2005 v3.0 Range The distance away from your access point that your wi reless network can reach. Most W i-Fi systems will provide a range of a hundred feet or more.
Reference Man ua l for the NETGEAR ProSaf e Wireless Access Point 802.11g WG30 2 Glossary 11 July 2005 v3.0 Site survey The process whereby a wireless network installer inspect s a location prior to putting in a wireless net work.
Reference Manual for the NETGEAR ProSafe Wirele ss Access Point 802.11g WG302 12 Glossary July 2005 v3.0 TCP/IP The underlying technology behind th e Internet and com munications between computers in a network.
Reference Man ua l for the NETGEAR ProSaf e Wireless Access Point 802.11g WG30 2 Glossary 13 July 2005 v3.0 As a recent development, the debate over th e legalit y of warchalking is still going on.
Reference Manual for the NETGEAR ProSafe Wirele ss Access Point 802.11g WG302 14 Glossary July 2005 v3.0 does not offer . W ith this feature, WP A provides roughl y comparable security to VPN tunneling with WEP , with the benefit of easier administration and use.
Reference Man ua l for the NETGEAR ProSaf e Wireless Access Point 802.11g WG30 2 Glossary 15 July 2005 v3.0 secure transmission and authentication is pa rticular ly important to users u nknown to each other .
Reference Manual for the NETGEAR ProSafe Wirele ss Access Point 802.11g WG302 16 Glossary July 2005 v3.0.
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