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TL-WA501G 54M Wireless Access Point User Guide
Appendix D: Glossary
¾ 2x to 3x eXtended Range
TM
WLAN Transmission Technology - The WLAN device
with 2x to 3x eXtended Range TM WLAN transmission technology make its sensitivity
up to 105 dBm, which gives users the ability to have robust, longer-range wireless
connections. With this range-enhancing technology, a 2x to 3x eXtended Range
TM
based client and access point can maintain a connection at as much as three times
the transmission distance of traditional 802.11b and 802.11g products, for a coverage
area that is up to nine times greater. A traditional 802.11b and 802.11g product
transmission distance is about 300m, A 2x to 3x eXtended Range
TM based client and
access point can maintain a connection transmission distance may be up to 830m.
¾ 802.11b - The 802.11b standard specifies a wireless networking at 11 Mbps using
direct-sequence spread-spectrum (DSSS) technology and operating in the
unlicensed radio spectrum at 2.4GHz, and WEP encryption for security. 802.11b
networks are also referred to as Wi-Fi networks.
¾ 802.11g - specification for wireless networking at 54 Mbps using direct-sequence
spread-spectrum (DSSS) technology, using OFDM modulation and operating in the
unlicensed radio spectrum at 2.4GHz, and backward compatibility with IEEE 802.11b
devices, and WEP encryption for security.
¾ Access Point (AP) - A wireless LAN transceiver or "base station" that can connect a
wired LAN to one or many wireless devices. Access points can also bridge to each
other.
¾ DNS (Domain Name System) – An Internet Service that translates the names of
websites into IP addresses.
¾ Domain Name -
A descriptive name for an address or group of addresses on the
Internet.
¾ DoS (Denial of Service) - A hacker attack designed to prevent your computer or
network from operating or communicating.
¾ DSL
(Digital Subscriber Line) - A technology that allows data to be sent or received
over existing traditional phone lines.
¾ ISP (Internet Service Provider) - A company that provides access to the Internet.
¾ MTU (Maximum Transmission Unit) - The size in bytes of the largest packet that
can be transmitted.
¾ SSID - A Service Set Identification is a thirty-two character (maximum) alphanumeric
key identifying a wireless local area network. For the wireless devices in a network to
communicate with each other, all devices must be configured with the same SSID.
This is typically the configuration parameter for a wireless PC card. It corresponds to
the ESSID in the wireless Access Point and to the wireless network name.
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