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IEEE 802.1X
LAN
MAC
MAC Address
AP
MD5
MPPE
MSCHAP
MTU
NAS
NTP
ODFM
Open System
PAP
PEAP
PEM
PHY Type
BreezeMAX Wi² and BreezeACCESS Wi² System Manual
Port Authentication controls access to the switch ports by requiring users to
first enter a user ID and password for authentication.
Local Area Network: A group of interconnected computer and support
devices.
Media Access Control: The lower of the two sub-layers of the data link layer
defined by the IEEE. The MAC sub-layer handles access to shared media,
such as whether token passing or contention will be used.
Standardized data link layer address that is required for every port or device
that connects to a LAN. Other devices in the network use these addresses to
locate specific ports in the network and to create and update routing tables
and data structures. MAC addresses are 6bytes long and are controlled by the
IEEE.
Access Point
Message-Digest algorithm 5
Microsoft Point-to-Point Encryption is a protocol for encrypting data across
Point-to-Point Protocol (PPP) and Virtual Private Network links
Microsoft version of the Challenge-handshake authentication protocol,
CHAP
Maximum Transmission Unit
Network Attached Storage
Network Time Protocol: NTP provides the mechanisms to synchronize time
across the network. The time servers operate in a hierarchical-master-slave
configuration in order to synchronize local clocks within the subnet and to
national time standards via wire or radio.
Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing: OFDM/ allows multiple users
to transmit in an allocated band by dividing the bandwidth into many narrow
bandwidth carriers.
A security option for the AP which broadcasts a beacon signal including the
configured SSID. Wireless clients can read the SSID from the beacon, and
automatically reset their SSID to allow immediate connection to the nearest
AP.
Password Authentication Protocol
Protected Extensible Authentication Protocol.
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