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network type to "Infrastructure", wireless workstation connect to
other wireless nodes or Ethernet via Access Point.
BSS ID
A specific Ad hoc LAN is called a Basic Service Set (BSS).
Computers in a BSS must be configured with the same BSS ID.
ESS ID
An Infrastructure configuration could also support roaming capability
for mobile workers. More than one BSS can be configured as an
Extended Service Set (ESS). Users within an ESS could Roam
freely between BSS while served as a continuous connection to the
network wireless stations and Access Points within an ESS must
be configured with the same ESS ID and the same radio channel.
WEP
WEP is Wired Equivalent Protectionˇ ‥ . Data privacy mechanism
based on a 40 bit (128 bit optional) shared key algorithm, as
described in the IEEE 802.11 standard.