User's Manual

PHILIPS 802.11a/b MiniPCI Card WLAN
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Glossary
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SSID
“Service Set Identifier”, which is used to identify the particular wireless LAN to be
accessed.
System tray icon
The system tray (or "systray") is a section of the taskbars in the Microsoft Windows
desktop user interface that is used to display the clock and the icons of certain programs
so that a user is continually reminded that they are there and can easily click one of
them.
Throughput
The amount of data moved successfully from one place to another in a given time
period.
Tx (transmit) Rate
The amount of data per second transferred from source to destination.
U-NII Band:
FCC established Unlicensed National Information Infrastructure (U-NII) band in 1997 to provide
cost-effective wireless networking for businesses, schools and hospitals. U-NII is a 300 MHz
band in the 5 GHz range (5.15 GHz - 5.35 GHz and 5.725 GHz - 5.825 GHz). U-NII band is
license-free, but all equipment that operates in U-NII band is subjected to FCC regulations.
WEP security
Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) is a security protocol, specified in the IEEE Wireless
Fidelity (Wi-Fi) standard, 802.11b, that is designed to provide a wireless local area
network (WLAN) with a level of security and privacy comparable to what is usually
expected of a wired LAN.
WLAN
A wireless LAN is one in which a mobile user can connect to a local area network (LAN)
through a wireless (radio) connection.