Glossary
T
transmit power
U
UNII
unicast packet
The power level of radio transmission.
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Regulations for UNII devices operating in the 5.15 to 5.25 GHz frequency band.
Regulations for UNII devices operating in the 5.25 to 5.35 GHz frequency band.
Regulations for UNII devices operating in the 5.725 to 5.825 GHz frequency band.
A single data message (packet) sent to a specific IP address.
W
WDS | Wireless Domain Services. An access point providing WDS on your wireless |
| LAN maintains a cache of credentials for |
| wireless LAN. When a |
| another, the WDS access point forwards the client's credentials to the new access |
| point with the multicast key. Only two packets pass between the client and the |
| new access point, greatly shortening the reassociation time. |
WEP
WLSE
Wired Equivalent Privacy. An optional security mechanism defined within the
802.11standard designed to make the link integrity of wireless devices equal to that of a cable.
Wireless LAN Solutions Engine. The WLSE is a specialized appliance for managing Cisco Aironet wireless LAN infrastructures. It centrally identifies and configures access points in
WNM | Wireless Network Manager. |
workstation | A computing device with an installed client adapter. |
WPA | |
| enhancement that strongly increases the level of data protection and access |
| control for existing and future wireless LAN systems. It is derived from and will |
| be |
| leverages TKIP (Temporal Key Integrity Protocol) for data protection and |
| 802.1X for authenticated key management. |
| Cisco Aironet 1550 Series Outdoor Mesh Access Point Hardware Installation Guide |
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