Cisco Systems 1200 manual O S S a R Y

		G L O S S A R Y
802.11		The IEEE standard that specifies carrier sense media access control and physical
		layer specifications for 1- and 2-megabit-per-second (Mbps) wireless LANs
		operating in the 2.4-GHz band.
802.11a		The IEEE standard that specifies carrier sense media access control and physical
		layer specifications for wireless LANs operating in the 5-GHz frequency band.
802.11b		The IEEE standard that specifies carrier sense media access control and physical
		layer specifications for 5.5- and 11-Mbps wireless LANs operating in the
		2.4-GHz frequency band.
802.11g		The IEEE standard that specifies carrier sense media access control and physical
		layer specifications for 6, 9, 12, 18, 24, 36, 48, and 54 Mbps wireless LANs
		operating in the 2.4-GHz frequency band.
A
access point		A wireless LAN data transceiver that uses radio waves to connect a wired
		network with wireless stations.
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
		radio energy over a region of space. High gain antennas have a more focused
		radiation pattern in a specific direction.
associated		A station is configured properly to allow it to wirelessly communicate with an
		Access Point.
Autonomous access		A fully featured standalone access point that does not require a Cisco Wireless
point		LAN Controller to operate.
B
beacon		A wireless LAN packet that signals the availability and presence of the wireless
		device. Beacon packets are sent by access points and base stations; however,
		client radio cards send beacons when operating in computer to computer (Ad
		Hoc) mode.
BOOTP		Boot Protocol. A protocol used for the static assignment of IP addresses to
		devices on the network.
		Cisco Aironet 1200 Series Access Point Hardware Installation Guide
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