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The IEEE standard that specifies carrier sense media access control and physical layer specifications
802.11
for 1- and 2-megabit-per-second (Mbps) wireless LANs.
The IEEE standard that specifies carrier sense media access control and physical layer specifications
802.11b
for 5.5- and 11-Mbps wireless LANs.
A
A wireless LAN data transceiver that uses radio waves to connect a wired network with wireless
Access Point
stations.
A Microsoft program that enables desktop-to-Windows CE device connection in order to transfer files.
ActiveSync
A wireless network composed of stations without access points.
Ad Hoc Network
A set of characters that contains both letters and numbers.
Alphanumeric
A station is configured properly to allow it to wirelessly communicate with an access point.
Associated
B
Specifies the amount of the frequency spectrum that is usable for data transfer. It identifies the
Bandwidth
maximum data rate that a signal can attain on the medium without encountering significant power loss.
A modulation technique used by IEEE 802.11-compliant wireless LANs for transmission at 1 Mbps.
BPSK
A security feature for use with dynamic WEP keys. If your client adapter uses LEAP or EAP-TLS
Broadcast key
rotation authentication and you enable this feature, the access point changes the dynamic broadcast WEP key
that it provides at the interval you select.
C
A self-contained file with a .cab extension used for application installation and setup. In a cabinet file,
Cabinet File
multiple files are compressed into one file. Cabinet files are commonly found on software distribution
disks.
Complementary code keying. A modulation technique used by IEEE 802.11-compliant wireless LANs
CCK
for transmission at 5.5 and 11 Mbps.
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Cisco Aironet Wireless LAN Client Adapters Installation and Configuration Guide for Windows CE

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