Cell Phone User Manual

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BSSID Basic Service Set Identifier. A six-byte address that
distinguishes one WLAN access point from another.
Sometimes called network ID.
Channel A specified frequency band for the transmission and
reception of signals.
GSM Global System for Mobile Communications. GSM is a digital
telecommunications system used widely in Europe, Asia and
the Pacific.
GPRS General Packet Radio Service. GPRS is a technology that
enables sending and receiving data over a mobile network.
GPRS as such is a data bearer that enables wireless access
to data networks like the Internet.
Infrastructure One of the two WLAN operating modes that can be selected
when using the Nokia D211. With this configuration option
users can set up a network where wireless stations
communicate with wired and wireless stations through a
WLAN access point.
MAC Media Access Control. A protocol that governs access to a
shared transmission medium, such as a wireless LAN. In a
local area network, MAC address is the computer’s unique
hardware address.
MIB Management Information Base.
PCMCIA Personal Computer Memory Card International Association.
Standard architecture-independent extension device. Also
called PC card.
Profile Feature unique to the Nokia D211. A profile is a collection of
settings needed establish a network connection.
RSSI Received Signal Strength Indication.
SIM Subscriber Identity Module. SIM card is a small plastic card
with an embedded integrated circuit. It contains all the
information the cellular network needs to identify the network
user. The SIM card also contains security-related
information.
SSID Service Set Identifier.
WEP Wired Equivalent Privacy. A security feature using the RC4
algorithm that performs wireless data encryption. The WEP
algorithm uses up to 152-bit keys.
WLAN A local area network in which radio links are used to connect
devices instead of physical cables.
WLAN access point Physical device that connects wired and wireless local area
networks together.