User's Manual

Power save mode
The state in which the radio is periodically powered down to
conserve power. When the portable computer is in Power Save
mode, received packets are stored in the access point until the
wireless adapter wakes up.
Preferred network
One of the networks that has been configured. Such networks are
listed under Preferred networks on the Wireless Networks tab of the
Wireless Network Connection Properties (Windows* XP
environment).
RADIUS (Remote
Authentication Dial-In
User Service)
RADIUS is an authentication and accounting system that verifies
user's credentials and grants access to requested resources.
RF (Radio Frequency)
The international unit for measuring frequency is Hertz (Hz), which is
equivalent to the older unit of cycles per second. One MegaHertz
(MHz) is one million Hertz. One GigaHertz (GHz) is one billion Hertz.
For reference: the standard US electrical power frequency is 60 Hz,
the AM broadcast radio frequency band is 0.55 -1.6 MHz, the FM
broadcast radio frequency band is 88-108 MHz, and microwave
ovens typically operate at 2.45 GHz.
Roaming
Movement of a wireless node between two micro cells. Roaming
usually occurs in infrastructure networks built around multiple access
points. Current wireless network roaming is only supported in the
same subnet of a network.
RTS threshold
The number of frames in the data packet at or above which an
RTS/CTS (request to send/clear to send) handshake is turned on
before the packet is sent. The default value is 2347.
Shared key
An encryption key known only to the receiver and sender of data.
This is also referred to as a pre-shared key.
SIM (Subscriber
Identity Module)
A SIM card is used to validate credentials with the network. A SIM
card is a special smart card used by GSM-based digital cellular
networks.
Silent mode
Silent Mode Access Points or Wireless Routers have been configured
to not broadcast the SSID for the wireless network. This makes it
necessary to know the SSID in order to configure the wireless profile
to connect to the access point or wireless router.
Single Sign On
Single Sign On feature set allows the 802.1X credentials to match
your Windows log on user name and password credentials for
wireless network connections.
SSID (Service Set
Identifier)
SSID or network name is a value that controls access to a wireless
network. The SSID for your wireless network card must match the
SSID for any access point that you want to connect with. If the value
does not match, you are not granted access to the network. Each
SSID may be up to 32 alphanumeric characters long and is case-
sensitive.
stealth
A stealth access point is one that has the capability and is configured
to not broadcast its SSID. This is the WiFi network name that
appears when a DMU (Device Management Utility, such as Intel®
PROSet/Wireless WiFi Connection Utility) scans for available wireless
networks. Although this can enhance wireless network security, it is