Mobility Electronics NP644 manual Bss

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Shared Key: Shared Key authentication supports authentication of

 

stations as either a member of those who knows a shared secret

 

key or a member of those who does not.

Backbone:

The core infrastructure of a network, which transports information

 

from one central location to another where the information is

 

unloaded into a local system.

Bandwidth:

The transmission capacity of a device, which is calculated by

 

how much data the device can transmit in a fixed amount of time

 

expressed in bits per second (bps).

Beacon:

A beacon is a packet broadcast by the Access Point to keep the

 

network synchronized. Included in a beacon are information such

 

as wireless LAN service area, the AP address, the Broadcast

 

destination addresses, time stamp, Delivery Traffic Indicator Maps,

 

and the Traffic Indicator Message (TIM).

Bit:

A binary digit, which is either -0 or -1 for value, is the smallest unit

 

for data.

Bridge:

An internetworking function that incorporates the lowest 2 layers of

 

the OSI network protocol model.

Browser:

An application program that enables one to read the content and

 

interact in the World Wide Web or Intranet.

BSS:

BSS stands for “Basic Service Set”. It is an Access Point and all the

 

LAN PCs that associated with it.

 

 

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NP644 IEEE 802.11g Wireless Network USB Adaptor

YML787 Rev1

 

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