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DWS-1008 User's Manual
access control list
See security ACL.
access point (AP)
A hardware unit that acts as a communication hub by linking wireless mobile IEEE
802.11 stations such as PCs to a wired backbone network. A D-Link Mobility System has
DWL-8220AP access points. See also ad hoc network; infrastructure network.
ACE
A rule in a security access control list (ACL) that grants or denies a set of network access
rights based on one or more criteria. ACEs use criteria such as a protocol and a source or
destination IP address to determine whether to permit or deny packets that match the criteria.
ACEs are processed in the order in which they appear in the security ACL. See also security
ACL.
ACL
See security ACL.
ad hoc network
One of two IEEE 802.11 network frameworks. In an ad hoc network, a set of wireless stations
communicate directly with one another without using an access point (AP) or any connection
to a wired network. With an ad hoc network, also known as a peer-to-peer network or
independent basic service set (IBSS), you can set up a wireless network in which a wireless
infrastructure does not exist or is not required for services (in a classroom, for example), or
through which access to the wired network is prevented (for consultants at a client site, for
example). Compare infrastructure network.
Advanced Encryption Standard
See AES.
AES
Advanced Encryption Standard. One of the Federal Information Processing Standards (FIPS).
The AES, documented in FIPS Publication 197, specifies a symmetric encryption algorithm
for use by organizations to protect sensitive information. See 802.11i; CCMP.
AP
See access point (AP).
association
The process defined in IEEE 802.11 by which an authenticated mobile (wireless) station
establishes a relationship with a wireless access point (AP) to gain full network access. The
access point assigns the mobile station an association identifier (AID), which the wireless
LAN (WLAN) uses to track the mobile station as it roams. After associating with a DWL-
8220AP access point in a D-Link Mobility System, a mobile station can send and receive
traffic through any DWL-8220AP access point that's connected to the same DWS-1008.
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Appendix D - Glossary
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