Glossary
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IEEE
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IP Address
IP subnet mask
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Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers. A professional society serving electrical engineers through its publications, conferences, and standards development activities. The body responsible for the Ethernet 802.3 and wireless LAN 802.11 specifications.
The wired Ethernet network.
The Internet Protocol (IP) address of a station.
The number used to identify the IP subnetwork, indicating whether the IP address can be recognized on the LAN or if it must be reached through a gateway. This number is expressed in a form similar to an IP address; for example: 255.255.255.0.
An antenna that radiates its signal in a spherical pattern.
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Lightweight access An access point operating in the Cisco Centralized Wireless LAN Architecture
point | with a Cisco Wireless LAN Controller. |
LWAPP | Lightweight Access Point Protocol. An Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) |
| draft protocol used in the Cisco Centralized Wireless LAN Architecture. |
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MAC | Media Access Control address. A unique |
| packets to identify an Ethernet device, such as an access point or your client |
| adapter. |
MBSSID | Multiple basic SSID. Each multiple basic SSID is assigned a unique MAC |
| address. You use multiple BSSIDs to assign a unique DTIM setting for each |
| SSID and to broadcast SSIDs in beacons (one SSID per beacon). |
modulation | Any of several techniques for combining user information with a transmitter’s |
| carrier signal. |
multipath | The echoes created as a radio signal bounces off of physical objects. |
multicast packet | A single data message (packet) sent to multiple addresses. |
Cisco Aironet 1240AG Series Access Point Hardware Installation Guide
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