User's Manual

FHSS
Fre que n cy-Hop Spre a d Spe ctru m . Te chn ology use d in
ra dio tra n s m ission. Incom pa tible with DSSS.
File a nd
printe r
sha ring
A ca pa bility th a t a llows a n u m be r of pe ople to vie w,
m odify, a n d prin t th e sa m e file (s) from diffe re n t
com pute rs.
Fra gm e nta tion
th re s h old
The thre s h old a t wh ich the wire le s s a da pter bre a ks
th e pa cke t into m ultiple fra m e s . This de term ine s the
pa cke t size a n d a ffe cts th e throughput of the
tra nsm ission.
GHz
Giga he rtz. A un it of fre que n cy e qua l to 1 ,0 00 ,000 ,000
cycles pe r se con d.
Hos t
com pute r
The com pute r th a t is dire ctly con n e cte d to the
In te rne t via a m ode m or n e twork a da pte r.
In fra s tructure
Ne twork
A wire le s s n e twork ce nte re d a rou n d a n a cce ss point.
In this e nvironm e nt, the a cce ss point not only
provide s com m unica tion with the wire d ne twork, but
a lso m e dia tes wire le s s ne twork tra ffic in the
im m e dia te n e ighborh ood.
IEEE In s titu te of Ele ctrica l a n d Ele ctronics Engine e rs (IEEE)
is a n orga n iza tion involve d in de fin ing com puting a n d
com m unica tions sta nda rds.
In te rne t
Protocol (IP)
a ddre s s
The a ddre s s of a com pute r tha t is a tta ch e d to a
ne twork. Pa rt of the a ddre s s de s igna te s which
ne twork th e com pute r is on , a nd the othe r pa rt
re pre se nts th e host ide ntifica tion.
LAN
Loca l a re a n e twork. A h igh-spe e d, low-e rror da ta
ne twork cove ring a re la tive ly sm a ll ge ogra phic a re a .
LEAP Light Extens ible Authe n tica tion Protocol. A ve rsion of
Exte n s ible Authe n tica tion Protocol (EAP). LEAP is a
proprie ta ry e xte nsible a uthe n tica tion protocol
de ve lope d by Cisco, which provide s a ch a lle nge -
re s pon se a u the ntica tion m e cha nism a n d dyna m ic ke y
a ss ignm e n t.
MAC A ha rdwire d a ddre ss a pplied a t th e fa ctory. It uniqu e ly
iden tifie s n e twork ha rdwa re , s u ch a s a wire le s s
a da pter, on a LAN or WAN.