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2.4 GHz, in particular, is being made available worldwide. This pr esents a truly revolutionar y
opportunity to place convenient high-speed wireless capabilities in the hands of users around
the globe.
Local Area Network (LAN)
A LAN is a group of computers, each equipped with the appropriate network adapter card
connected by cable/air, that share applications, data, and peripherals. All connections are
made via cable or wireless media, but a LAN does not use telephone services. It typicallu
spans a single building or campus.
PCMCIA
Personal Compu ter Memor y Card International Association. Also a PCMCIA card is also
referred to Cardbus Adapter.
Protocol
A protocol is a standardized set of rules that specify how a conversation is to take place,
including the format, timing, sequencing and/or error checking.
SSID
A Network ID unique to a network. Only clients and Access Points that share the same SSID
are able to communicate with each other. This string is case-sensitive.
Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP)
Simple Network Management Protocol is the network management protocol of TCP/IP. In
SNMP, agents-which can b e hardware as well as software-monitor the activity in the various
devices on the network and report to the network console workstation. Control information
about each device is maintained in a structure known as a management information block.
Static IP Addressing
A method of assigning IP addresses to clients on the network. In networks with Static IP
address, the network administrator manually assigns an IP address to each computer. Once a
Static IP address is assigned, a computer uses the same IP address every time it reboots and
logs on to the network, unless it is manually changed.
Transmission Control Protocol / Internet Protocol (TCP/IP)
TCP/IP is the protocol suite developed by the Advance Research Project Agency (ARPA). It i s
widely used in corporate Internet works, because of its superior design for WANs. TCP
governs how pack er is sequenced for transmission the network. The term “ TCP/IP” is often