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GLOSSARY

IEEE 802.11 Standard
The IEEE 802.11 Wireless LAN standards subcommittee, which is formulating a standard for the industry.

Access Point
An internetworking device that seamlessly connects wired and wireless networks together.

Ad Hoc
An Ad Hoc wireless LAN is a group of computers, each with a WLAN adapter, connected as an independent
wireless LAN. Ad Hoc wireless LAN is applicable at a departmental scale for a branch or SOHO operation.

BSSID
A specific Ad Hoc LAN is called a Basic Service Set (BSS). Computers in a BSS must be configured with the
same BSSID.

DHCP
Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol - a method in which IP addresses areassigned by server dynamically to
clients on the network. DHCP is used for Dynamic IP Addressing and requires a dedicated DHCP server on the
network.

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