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Chapter 6
Chapter 6 - Glossary
6. Glossary
Wireless LAN-Related
Access Point (AP)
An networking device that seamlessly connects wired and wireless networks. Access
Points combined with a distributed system support the creation of multiple radio cells
that enable roaming throughout a facility.
Broadband
A type of data transmission in which a single medium (such as cable) carries several
channels of data at once.
Ad Hoc
A wireless network composed solely of stations within mutual communication range
of each other (no Access Point).
Basic Service Area (BSS)
A set of stations controlled by a single coordination function.
Channel
An instance of medium use for the purpose of passing protocol data units that may be
used simultaneously, in the same volume of space, with other instances of medium use
(on other channels) by other instances of the same physical layer, with an acceptably
low frame error ratio due to mutual interference.
Client
A client is the desktop or mobile PC that is connected to your network.
Device Name
Also known as DHCP client ID or network name. Sometimes provided by an ISP when
using DHCP to assign addresses.
DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol)
This protocol allows a computer (or many computers on your network) to be
automatically assigned a single IP address from a DHCP server.
DNS Server Address (Domain Name System)
DNS allows Internet host computers to have a domain name and one or more IP
addresses. A DNS server keeps a database of host computers and their respective domain
names and IP addresses, so that when a user enters a domain name into the Internet
browser, the user is sent to the proper IP address. The DNS server address used by the
computers on your home network is the location of the DNS server your ISP has assigned.
Encryption
This provides wireless data transmissions with a level of security.
Extended Service Set (ESS)
A set of one or more interconnected basic service set (BSSs) and integrated local area
networks (LANs) can be configured as an Extended Service Set.