Intermec 6710 - Manual (Page 325)

6710 Access Point User’s Guide Glossary-1
Glossary
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Access Point
Access points provide the following functions:
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A wired bridge is an access point that attaches to the
network through an Ethernet link and has bridging
enabled (through access point configuration menus).
A wired bridge converts wireless LAN frames to
Ethernet frames, and Ethernet frames to wireless
LAN frames. A wired bridge also forwards wireless
LAN frames to wireless LAN nodes.
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A designated bridge is an access point that bridges
frames to and from a secondary Ethernet LAN. A des-
ignated bridge for a secondary Ethernet LAN attaches
to the network through a radio port, or through an En-
terprise Open Wireless LAN (Enterprise OWL) port
when establishing an IP tunnel.
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A wired access point is an access point that attaches to
the network through an Ethernet link and has bridg-
ing disabled (through the configuration menus).
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A wireless access point is an access point that attaches
to the network through a radio port. A wireless access
point provides a wireless store-and-forward operation
with frames transmitted over the wireless media to
reach their destination.