System Software 9 Glossary - Cradlepoint MBR1400 Product Manual

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9 GLOSSARY
802.11
A family of specifications for wireless local area networks
(WLANs) developed by a working group of the Institute of
Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE).
Access Control List
ACL. A database of network devices that are allowed to
access resources on the network.
Access Point
AP. A 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.
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Alphanumeric
Characters A-Z and 0-9.
Antenna
Used to transmit and receive RF signals.
Anti-virus
A security program that can run on a computer or mobile
device and protects you by identifying and stopping the
spread of malware on your system. Anti-virus cannot
detect all malware, so even if it is active, your system might
still get infected. Anti-virus can also be used at the
organizational level. For example, email servers may have
anti-virus integrated with it to scan incoming or outgoing
email. Sometimes anti-virus tools are called 'anti-
malware', because these products are designed to defend
against various types of malicious software.
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.
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