Learning The Terms - HP iPAQ h4000 Series User Manual

Learning the Terms

It is recommended that you become familiar with the following
terms as you begin to use WLAN technology.
Term
Wireless Access Point
Infrastructure
Device-to-computer or
ad-hoc
Hot spots
SSID or Network Name
Encryption (WEP) or
IEEE 802.1X
User's Guide
Definition
The access point provides a wireless
connection to a network (additional
hardware).
This connection mode uses wireless
access points to connect to networks.
This mode does not use access points.
It is used in peer-to-peer network
communications.
Public or private areas where there is a
wireless access point available.
SSID is the acronym for the service set
identifier. This identification number uses a
maximum number of 32 characters and is
case sensitive.
A set of security services used to protect
802.11 networks from unauthorized
access.
Using the Wireless LAN
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