Cisco Aironet 340 Series Installation And Configuration Manual page 123

F
A repository for files so that a local area network can share files, mail, and programs.
File Server
Software that is programmed on a memory chip and kept in a computer's semi-permanent memory.
Firmware
The size at which packets will be fragmented and transmitted a piece at a time instead of all at once.
Fragmentation
Threshold The setting must be within the range of 64 to 2312 bytes.
G
A device that connects two otherwise incompatible networks together.
Gateway
GHz Gigahertz. One billion cycles per second. A unit of measure for frequency.
H
A set of characters consisting of ten numbers and six letters (0-9, A-F, and a-f).
Hexadecimal
Handheld Personal Computer. One of the three defined types of Windows CE devices.
HPC
.
I
Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers. A professional society serving electrical engineers
IEEE
through its publications, conferences, and standards development activities. The body responsible for
the Ethernet 802.3 and wireless LAN 802.11 specifications.
The wired Ethernet network.
Infrastructure
A device that connects client adapters to a wired LAN, such as an access point, bridge, or base station.
Infrastructure
Device
The Internet Protocol (IP) address of a station.
IP Address
The number used to identify the IP subnetwork, indicating whether the IP address can be recognized
IP Subnet Mask
on the LAN or if it must be reached through a gateway.
An antenna that radiates its signal 360 degrees both vertically and horizontally in a perfect sphere.
Isotropic
L
LEAP, or EAP-Cisco Wireless, is the 802.1X authentication type that is available on Windows CE
LEAP
devices. Support for LEAP is provided in the client adapter's firmware and the Cisco software that
supports it, rather than in the operating system. With LEAP, a username and password are used by the
client adapter to perform mutual authentication with the RADIUS server through an access point.
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Glossary
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