Cisco 1242AG - Aironet - Wireless Access Point Hardware Installation Manual page 117

The IEEE standard that describes a mechanism for Power over Ethernet (PoE). The
802.3af
standard provides the capability to deliver both power and data over standard
Ethernet cabling.
The IEEE standard that specifies carrier sense media access control and physical
802.11
layer specifications for 1- and 2-megabit-per-second (Mbps) wireless LANs
operating in the 2.4-GHz band.
The IEEE standard that specifies carrier sense media access control and physical
802.11a
layer specifications for wireless LANs operating in the 5-GHz frequency band.
The IEEE standard that specifies carrier sense media access control and physical
802.11b
layer specifications for 5.5- and 11-Mbps wireless LANs operating in the
2.4-GHz frequency band.
The IEEE standard that specifies carrier sense media access control and physical
802.11g
layer specifications for 6, 9, 12, 18, 24, 36, 48, and 54 Mbps wireless LANs
operating in the 2.4-GHz frequency band.
A
A wireless LAN data transceiver that uses radio waves to connect a wired
access point
network with wireless stations.
A wireless network composed of stations without Access Points.
ad hoc network
The gain of an antenna is a measure of the antenna's ability to direct or focus
antenna gain
radio energy over a region of space. High gain antennas have a more focused
radiation pattern in a specific direction.
A station is configured properly to allow it to wirelessly communicate with an
associated
Access Point.
A fully featured standalone access point that does not require a Cisco Wireless
Autonomous access
LAN Controller to operate.
point
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Cisco Aironet 1240AG Series Access Point Hardware Installation Guide
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