Glossary
Network terms and concepts
Network terms
Enables a |
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wireless machine to associate with access points using TKIP for |
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AES | ||
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Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) provides stronger data protection by using a |
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encryption. |
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WPA2 with AES |
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Uses a |
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SSID |
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Each wireless network has its own unique network name and it is technically referred to as the Service Set |
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Identification (SSID). The SSID is a |
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network devices you want to associate to the wireless network should match the access point. The access |
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point and wireless network devices regularly send wireless packets (referred to as beacons) which have |
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the SSID information. When your wireless network device receives a beacon, you can identify wireless |
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networks that are close enough to connect to. |
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