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4.Glossary
Adhoc – A mode used to allow two 802.11b units to communicate without the use of an access point.
ESSID – Extended SSID. See SSID.
Infrastructure – See Managed
Managed – A mode used to communicate to a 802.11b access point. This mode is necessary to communicate to a wire LAN through an access point.
NIC – Network Interface Card.
Peer to Peer – See Adhoc
SSID – Service Set Identifier. This defines a local network ID similar to a NT domain
WEP – Wired Equivalency Privacy. This is an encryption standard that allows for security across 802.11b networks between the NIC and the access point.
