Glossary - Cradlepoint MBR1000 User Manual

CradlePoint MBR1000 | USER MANUAL _ Firmware Version 1.3.1

GLOSSARY

802.11
A family of specifications for wireless local area networks (WLANs) de-
veloped by a working group of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics
Engineers (IEEE).
Access Control List
ACL. This is a database of network devices that are allowed to access
resources on the network.
Access Point
AP. Device that allows wireless clients to connect to it and access the
network.
ActiveX
A Microsoft specification for the interaction of software components.
Ad-hoc network
Peer-to-Peer network between wireless clients.
Address Resolution Protocol
ARP. Used to map MAC addresses to IP addresses so that conversions
can be made in both directions.
ADSL
Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line.
Advanced Encryption Standard
AES. Government encryption standard.
Alphanumeric
Characters A-Z and 0-9.
Antenna
Used to transmit and receive RF signals.
AppleTalk
A set of Local Area Network protocols developed by Apple for their
computer systems.
AppleTalk Address Resolution Protocol
AARP. Used to map the MAC addresses of Apple computers to their
AppleTalk network addresses, so that conversions can be made in both
directions.
Application layer
7th Layer of the OSI model. Provides services to applications to enable
AppleTalk network addresses, so that conversions can be made in both
directions.
Application layer
7th Layer of the OSI model. Provides services to applications to en-
sure that they can communicate properly with other applications on a
network.
ASCII
American Standard Code for Information Interchange. This system of
characters is most commonly used for text files.
Attenuation
The loss in strength of digital and analog signals. The loss is greater
when the signal is being transmitted over long distances.
Authentication
To provide credentials, like a Password, in order to verify that the per-
son or device is really who they are claiming to be.
Automatic Private IP Addressing
APIPA. An IP address that a Windows computer will assign itself when
it is configured to obtain an IP address automatically but no DHCP
server is available on the network.
Backward Compatible
The ability for new devices to communicate and interact with older
legacy devices to guarantee interoperability.
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