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RLXIB-IHN-WC ♦ 802.11n Glossary of Terms
Weatherproof Industrial Hotspot User Manual
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July 9, 2012
Glossary of Terms
Symbols & Numeric
802.11
A group of wireless specifications developed by the IEEE. It details a wireless
interface between devices to manage packet traffic.
802.11a
Operates in the 5 GHz frequency range with a maximum 54 Mbit/sec signaling
rate.
802.11b
Operates in the 2.4 GHz Industrial, Scientific, and Measurement (ISM) band.
Provides signaling rates of up to 11 Mbit/sec and is the most commonly used
frequency.
802.11g
Similar to 802.11b but supports signaling rates of up to 54 Mbit/sec. Operates in
the heavily used 2.4 GHz ISM band but uses a different radio technology to boost
throughput.
802.11i
Sometimes Wi-Fi Protected Access 2 (WPA 2). WPA 2 supports the 128-bit and
above advanced encryption Standard, along with 802.1x authentication and key
management features.
802.11n
Designed to raise effective WLAN throughput to more than 100 Mbit/sec.
802.11s
Deals with mesh networking.
A
Access Point
A generic term for an 802.11 radio that "attaches" other 802.11 radios (clients) to
a wired network. APs can also bridge to one another.
ACL
An access control list (ACL) is a list of permissions attached to an object. An ACL
specifies which users, or system processes, are granted access to objects, as
well as what operations are allowed to be performed on given objects.
Ad hoc Mode
Wireless network framework in which devices can communicate directly with one
another without using an AP or a connection to a regular network.