Terms and Concepts

2.4GHz range -- the frequency spectrum assigned by the organization such as FCC or IC to WLAN systems

Access point -- a device that acts as a communication hub linking a wireless LAN to a wired LAN

Ad Hoc mode -- a wireless network mode. It allows devices to communicate directly without being wired to a network.

Configuration -- a prepared set of conditions for proper operation of a device. Configuring the network interface is to prepare it to work with protocols available on a network.

DHCP -- a dynamic host configuration protocol. It is a protocol that assigns dynamic IP addresses to devices on a network.

EtherTalk --the communication protocol of AppleTalk governing Ethernet transmissions

ftp -- a TCP/IP application protocol for file transfer

IEEE 802.11g -- an IEEE standard for the 2.4 GHz range of WLANs

Infrastructure mode -- a wireless network mode. It allows both wireless and wired computers to send print jobs to the device through an access point.

lpd -- a TCP/IP remote printing protocol application

Print queue -- a location where a print job is stored as a file, until the network interface sends the job to the assigned device

Protocol -- a rule that controls how data or information is exchanged through a network. Computers and software cannot communicate with each other using different protocols.

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