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connection to an Infrastructure network.
RTS: Request To Send. An RS-232 signal sent from the transmitting station to the
receiving station requesting permission to transmit.
RTS Threshold: Transmitters contending for the medium may not be aware of each
other. RTS/CTS mechanism can solve this “Hidden Node Problem”. If the packet size
is smaller than the preset RTS Threshold size, the RTS/CTS mechanism will NOT be
enabled.
SSID: Service Set Identifier, which is a unique name shared among all clients and
nodes in a wireless network. The SSID must be identical for each clients and nodes in
the wireless network.
Subnet Mask: The method used for splitting IP networks into a series of sub-groups,
or subnets. The mask is a binary pattern that is matched up with the IP address to turn
part of the host ID address field into a field for subnets.
TCP/IP: Transmission Control Protocol/ Internet Protocol. The basic communication
language or protocol of the Internet. It can also be used as a communications protocol
in a private network, i.e. intranet or internet. When you are set up with direct access to
the Internet, your computer is provided with a copy of the TCP/IP program just as
every other computer that you may send messages to or get information from also has
a copy of TCP/IP.
Throughput: The amount of data transferred successfully from one point to another
in a given period of time.
WEP: Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) is an encryption scheme used to protect
wireless data communication. To enable the icon will prevent other stations without
the same WEP key from linking with the AP.
Wireless Bridge – One of the additional AP operating modes offered by 54mpbs
Access Point, which allows a pair of APs to act as the bridge that connects two
Ethernet networks or Ethernet enabled clients together.