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Appendix F:
Glossary
802.1x - The standard for wireless LAN authentication used between an AP
and a client. 802.1x with EAP will initiate key handling.
Ad-Hoc Network - The wireless network based on a peer-to-peer
communications session. Also referred to as AdHoc.
Access Point - Access points are stations in a wireless LAN that are
connected to an Ethernet hub or server. Users can roam within the range of
access points and their wireless device connections are passed from one
access point to the next.
Authentication - Authentication refers to the verification of a transmitted
message's integrity.
Beacon - In wireless networking, a beacon is a packet sent by a connected
device to inform other devices of its presence and readiness.
Beacon interval - When a wirelessly networked device sends a beacon, it
includes with it a beacon interval, which specifies the period of time before
it will send the beacon again. The interval tells receiving devices on the
network how long they can wait in low-power mode before waking up to
handle the beacon. Network managers can adjust the beacon interval,
usually measured in milliseconds (ms) or its equivalent, kilo microseconds
(Kmsec).
BSS - Basic Service Set. When a WLAN is operating in infrastructure
mode, each access point and its connected devices are called the Basic
Service Set.
BSSID - The unique identifier for an access point in a BSS network. See
SSID for more details.
DHCP - DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol) software
automatically assigns IP addresses to client stations logging onto a TCP/IP
network, which eliminates the need to manually assign permanent IP
addresses.
DSSS (Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum) - Method of spreading a
wireless signal into wide frequency bandwidth.