User's Manual

802.1x 802.1x is the IEEE Standard for Port-Based Network Access
Control. This is used in conjunction with EAP methods to
provide access control to wired and wireless networks.
AAA Server Authentication, Authorization and Accounting Server. A
system to control access to computer resources and track
user activity.
Access Point Access point (AP). A stand-alone wireless hub that allows
any computer that has a wireless network adapter to
communicate with another computer and to connect to the
Internet.
ad hoc
network
A communication configuration in which every computer has
the same capabilities, and any computer can initiate a
communication session. Also known as a peer-to-peer
network or a computer-to-computer network.
AES-CCMP Advanced Encryption Standard - Counter CBC-MAC Protocol
is the new method for privacy protection of wireless
transmissions specified in the IEEE 802.11i standard. AES-
CCMP provides a stronger encryption method than TKIP.
Authentication Verifies the identity of a user logging onto a network.
Passwords, digital certificates, smart cards and biometrics
are used to prove the identity of the client to the network.
Passwords and digital certificates are also used to identify
the network to the client.
BER
Bit error rate. The ratio of errors to the total number of bits
being sent in a data transmission from one location to
another.
Bit Rate The total number of bits (ones and zeros) per second that a
network connection can support. Note that this bit rate will
vary, under software control, with different signal path
conditions.
Broadcast
SSID
Used to allow an access point to respond to clients on a
wireless network by sending probes.
BSSID A unique identifier for each wireless client on a wireless
network. The Basic Service Set Identifier (BSSID) is the
Ethernet MAC address of each adapter on the network.