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802.11 | The IEEE standard that specifies carrier sense media access control and physical | ||||
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802.11a | The IEEE standard that specifies carrier sense media access control and physical | ||||
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802.11b | The IEEE standard that specifies carrier sense media access control and physical | ||||
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802.11g | The IEEE standard that specifies carrier sense media access control and physical | ||||
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| layer specifications for 6, 9, 12, 18, 24, 36, 48, and 54 Mbps wireless LANs | |||
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access point | A wireless LAN data transceiver that uses radio waves to connect a wired | ||||
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ad hoc network | A wireless network composed of stations without Access Points. | ||||
antenna gain | The gain of an antenna is a measure of the antenna’s ability to direct or focus | ||||
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| radio energy over a region of space. High gain antennas have a more focused | |||
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| radiation pattern in a specific direction. | |||
associated | A station is configured properly to allow it to wirelessly communicate with an | ||||
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| Access Point. | |||
Autonomous access | A fully featured standalone access point that does not require a Cisco Wireless | ||||
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beacon | A wireless LAN packet that signals the availability and presence of the wireless | ||||
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| client radio cards send beacons when operating in computer to computer (Ad | |||
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BOOTP | Boot Protocol. A protocol used for the static assignment of IP addresses to | ||||
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