User's Manual

RLX2 Industrial Hotspot Series
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February5,2015
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G LOSSARY OF T ERMS
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802.11
AgroupofwirelessspecificationsdevelopedbytheIEEE.Itdetailsawirelessinterface
betweendevicestomanagepackettraffic.
802.11a
Operatesinthe5GHzfrequencyrangewithamaximum54Mbit/secsignalingrate.
802.11b
Operatesinthe2.4GHzIndustrial,Scientific,andMeasurement(ISM)band.Provides
signalingratesofupto11Mbit/secandisthemostcommonlyusedfrequency.
802.11g
Similarto802.11bbutsupportssignalingratesofupto54Mbit/sec.Operatesinthe
heavilyused2.4GHzISMbandbutuse s adifferentradiotechnologytoboost
throughput.
802.11i
SometimesWi‐FiProtectedAccess2(WPA2).WPA2supportsthe128‐bitandabove
advancedencryptionStandard,alongwith802.1xauthenticationandkeymanagement
features.
802.11n
DesignedtoraiseeffectiveWLANthroughputtomorethan100Mbit/sec.
Access Point
Agenerictermforan802.11radiothat"attaches"other802.11radios(clients)toa
wirednetwork.SomeAPscanalsobridgetooneanother.
Ad hoc Mode
Wirelessnetworkframeworkinwhichdevicescancommunicatedirectlywithone
anotherwithoutusinganAPoraconnectiontoaregularnetwork.RLX2radio products
donotsupportAdhocmode.