EnGenius Technologies ENH500 - Manual (Page 82)

Remote Authentication Dial-In User Service (RADIUS)
Networking protocol that provides centralized authentication, authorization, and accounting
management for computers to connect and use a network service. Because of its broad
support and ubiquitous nature, the RADIUS protocol is often used by ISPs and enterprises to
manage access to the Internet or internal networks, WLANs, and integrated e-mail services.
Service Set Identifier (SSID)
Name of a WLAN. All wireless devices on a WLAN must use the same SSID to communicate
with each other.
Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP)
An Internet-standard protocol for managing devices on IP networks.
Snooping
Passively watching a network for data, such as passwords, that can be used to benefit a
hacker.
Temporal Key Integrity Protocol (TKIP)
An encryption protocol that uses 128-bit keys. Keys are dynamically generated and
distributed by the authentication server. TKIP regularly changes and rotates encryption keys,
with an encryption key never being used twice.
Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)
A protocol that allows communications over and between networks. TCP/IP is the basis for
Internet communications.
Weighted Fair Queuing (WFQ)
WFQ services queues are based on priority and queue weight. Queues with larger weights get
more service than queues with smaller weights. This highly efficient queuing mechanism
divides available bandwidth across different traffic queues.
Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP)
Security protocol that provides a WLAN with a level of security and privacy comparable to that
of a wired LAN. WEP encrypts data sent between wired and WLANs to keep transmissions
private.
Wireless Local-Area Network (WLAN)
WLANs use RF technology to send and receive data wirelessly in a certain area. This lets users
in a small zone send data and share resources such as printers without using cables to
physically connect each computer.
Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA )
A subset of the IEEE 802.11i standard. WPA applies IEEE 802.1x and Extensible Authentication
Protocol (EAP) to authenticate wireless clients using an external RADIUS database. WPA uses
Temporal Key Integrity Protocol (TKIP), Message Integrity Check (MIC), and IEEE 802.1x to
encrypt data. See also WPA-PSK (WPA -Pre-Shared Key).
Wi-Fi MultiMedia (WMM)
Part of the IEEE 802.11e QoS enhancement to the Wi-Fi standard that ensures quality of
service for multimedia applications in WLANs.