User's Manual

Chapter 4. Glossary

IEEE 802.11b standards (802.11 High Rate or Wi-Fi)

A wireless LAN technology developed by the IEEE that provides 11 Mbps trans-

mission in the 2.4 GHz band.

Ad-Hoc Mode

An 802.11 networking framework in which devices or stations communicate

directly with each other without the use of an access point (AP).

Infrastructure Mode

An 802.11 networking framework in which devices communicate with each other

by the use of an Access Point (AP).

WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy)

A security protocol for wireless local area networks (WLANs) defined in the

802.11b standard. WEP aims to provide the same level of security as that of a

wired LAN.

TKIP (Temporal Key Integrity Protocol)

A security protocol for wireless local area networks (WLANs) defined in the

802.11i standard. A major difference from WEP is that TKIP changes temporal

keys every 10,000 packets. This provides a dynamic distribution method that

significantly enhances the security of the network communication.

AES (Advanced Encryption Standard)

A security protocol for wireless local area networks (WLANs) defined in the

802.11i standard. AES is the U.S. government's new cryptography algorithm, a

chip-based security, which ensures the highest degree of security for digital data

over airwaves for now.

SSID (Service Set Identifier)

The SSID is the unique name identified in a wireless LAN. You may specify a

SSID for the adapter and then only the device with the same SSID can intercon-

nect to the adapter.

MAC Address (Media Access Control address)

The MAC address is a physical address specified to the network interface card.

The MAC address consists of 3-byte vendor code and 3-byte user code. The

vendor code conforms to the IEEE standards and the user code is dedicated by

the network interface card manufacturer.