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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 are assigned by
server dynamically to clients on the network. DHCP is used for Dynamic IP Addressing and
requires a dedicated DHCP server on the network.
Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum
This is the method the wireless cards use to transmit data over the frequency spectrum.
The other method is frequency hopping. Direct sequence spreads the data over one
frequency range (channel) while frequency hopping jumps from one narrow frequency band
to another many times per second.
ESSID
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 BSSs while served as a continuous connection to the
network wireless stations and Access Points within an ESS must be configured with the
same ESSID and the same radio channel.
Ethernet
Ethernet is a 10/100Mbps network that runs over dedicated home/office wiring. Users must
be wired to the network at all times to gain access.
Gateway
A gateway is a hardware and software device that connects two dissimilar systems, such as
a LAN and a mainframe. In Internet terminology, a gateway is another name for a router.
Generally a gateway is used as a funnel for all traffic to the Internet
IEEE
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Infrastructure. An integrated wireless and
wired LAN is called an Infrastructure configuration. Infrastructure is applicable to enterprise
scale for wireless access to central database, or wireless