NAT (Network Address Translation) - NAT technology translates IP addresses of a
local area network to a different IP address for the Internet.
PPPoE (Point to Point Protocol over Ethernet) - PPPoE is a protocol for connecting remote
hosts to the
Internet
connection.
SSID - A Service Set Identification 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.
WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy) - A data privacy mechanism based on a 64-bit or
128-bit or 152-bit shared key algorithm, as described in the IEEE 802.11 standard.
-
A
trade
Wi-Fi
by
the Wireless
http://www.wi-fi.net),
802.11b devices.
(Wireless
WLAN
associated devices
serving users are limited in a local area.
RADIUS(Remote Authentication Dial-In User Service )allows for remote users to dial into a
central server and be authenticated in order to access resources on a network
Infrastructure – In terms of a wireless network, this is when wireless clients use an Access Point
to gain access to the network
Multiple-Input Multiple-Output (MIMO) wireless systems represent an economical way to
MIMO
increase user capacity in a variety of environments. The use of antennas at both transmitter and
receiver allows
over
an
always-on
name
for
the
802.11b
Ethernet
Compatibility
an industry standards group promoting interoperability among
Local
Area
Network)
communicate
with
connection
by
wireless
networking
Alliance
-
A
group
of
each
other
wirelessly,
simulating a
dial-up
standard,
given
(WECA,
see
computers
and
which
network
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