Installation Instructions
Table Of Contents
- Contents
- About This Document
- Key Concepts
- CLI Command Reference
- Overview
- Alarms Commands
- asc: Subcontroller Commands
- ats: Access Point Commands
- auth: RADIUS Authentication Commands
- Channel BSSID Commands
- connect or remote: Remote Connection Commands
- Console Commands
- db: Configuration Backup Commands
- Help Commands
- History Commands
- if...stats: Interface Statistics Commands
- if: Interface Commands
- qoS or codec: Quality of Service Commands
- qosrule or ruleQoS: Rule Commands
- Quit Commands
- Reboot (or restart) Commands
- security: RADIUS Security Commands
- SNMP Commands
- Station Commands
- topo: Network Topology Commands
- Watchdog Commands
- wirelessif or wif: Wireless Interface Commands
- wnc: Controller Commands
- Glossary
- Index
PRELIMINARY
68 Glossary
Revision 0.1, month 2003
Alphabetic List of Terms and Abbreviations
controller
D
DHCP
Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol. A protocol that allows a network adminis-
trator to manage and automatically assign IP numbers to client computers. IP
numbers are released to client machines with a lease time. The lease time determines
how long the client can retain the IP number without using it.
E
ESSID
The extended service set identifier (ID) for one or more access points. This is a string
of up to 32 characters that is intended to be viewed by humans. A set of access points
can share an ESSID. In this case, a mobile station can roam among the access points.
See also BSSID.
G
H
I
IP Number
Also called an IP address. A 32-bit binary number used to identify senders and
receivers of traffic across the Internet. It is usually expressed in the form
nnn.nnn.nnn.nnn where nnn is a number from 0 to 256.
J
K
L
M
Mbps
Million bits (megabits) per second.