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9 GLOSSARY
802.11
A family of specifications for wireless local area networks (WLANs)
developed by a working group of the Institute of Electrical and
Electronics Engineers (IEEE).
Access Control List
ACL. This is a database of network devices that are allowed to
access resources on the network.
Access Point
AP. Device that allows wireless clients to connect to it and access
the network.
ActiveX
A Microsoft specification for the interaction of software components.
Ad-hoc network
Peer-to-Peer network between wireless clients.
Address Resolution Protocol
ARP. Used to map MAC addresses to IP addresses so that
conversions can be made in both directions.
ADSL
Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line.
Advanced Encryption Standard
AES. Government encryption standard.
Alphanumeric
Characters A-Z and 0-9.
Antenna
Used to transmit and receive RF signals.
AppleTalk
A set of Local Area Network protocols developed by Apple for their
computer systems.
AppleTalk Address Resolution Protocol
AARP. Used to map the MAC addresses of Apple computers to their
AppleTalk network addresses, so that conversions can be made in
both directions.
Application layer
7th Layer of the OSI model. Provides services to applications to
ensure that they can communicate properly with other applications
on a network.
ASCII
American Standard Code for Information Interchange. This system of
characters is most commonly used for text files.
Attenuation
The loss in strength of digital and analog signals. The loss is greater
when the signal is being transmitted over long distances.
Authentication
To provide credentials, like a Password, in order to verify that the
person or device is really who they are claiming to be.
Automatic Private IP Addressing
APIPA. An IP address that a Windows computer will assign itself
when it is configured to obtain an IP address automatically but no
DHCP server is available on the network.
Backward Compatible
The ability for new devices to communicate and interact with older
legacy devices to guarantee interoperability.