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802.11

The IEEE standard that describes a mechanism for Power over Ethernet (PoE). The standard provides the capability to deliver both power and data over standard Ethernet cabling.

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.

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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.

Cisco Aironet 1240AG Series Access Point Hardware Installation Guide

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