CREATIVE Network Blaster Wireless Access Point Router CW2202 - Manual (Page 58)

Glossary E-5
IEEE 802.11g (draft) A 802.11 standard for wireless networking hardware. The 802.11g draft standard
specifies a maximum data transfer rate of 54 Mbps, an operating frequency of 2.4
GHz, backward compatibility with 802.11b devices and WEP encryption for
security.
Infrastructure mode A LAN or other small network mode in which wireless clients are part of the
network and use one or more APs to connect to a wired network. Each AP is
connected to the Ethernet network using a standard Ethernet cable. In IEEE
802.11b specification, the infrastructure mode is referred to as the Basic Service
Set.
Interface The physical arrangement that supports the attachment of a device to a connector
or to another device.
IP (Internet
Protocol) The standard protocol within TCP/IP that defines the basic unit of information by
breaking down data messages into packets, routing and transporting the packets
over networks, then reassembling the packets at their destination. IP corresponds
to the Network layer (layer 3) in the ISP/OSI model.
IP address The address for a computer on a TCP/IP network. The IP address identifies a
particular machine on a network. The format of an IP address is a 32-bit numeric
address written as four numbers separated by periods. Each number can be 0 to
255, for example, 11.160.10.240 is an IP address. Any machine connected to the
Internet is assigned an IP address.
ISM (Industrial,
Scientific and
Medical) band There are four unlicensed bands for wireless networks and these bands are
commonly known as ISM bands. These bands are found on the 900 MHz, 2.4 GHz
and 5 GHz (two) frequency bands.
KB (Kilobytes) 1 KB equals 1,024 bytes.