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E
Extensible Authentication Protocol. EAP is the protocol for the optional IEEE 802.1X wireless LAN
EAP
security feature. An access point that supports 802.1X and EAP acts as the interface between a wireless
client and an authentication server, such as a Remote Authentication Dial-In User Service (RADIUS) server,
to which the access point communicates over the wired network.
EAP-FAST
Extensible Authentication Protocol - Flexible Authentication via Secure Tunneling. An 802.1X
authentication type that is available for use with PPC 2002, PPC 2003, and Windows CE .NET 4.2
devices. Support for EAP-FAST is provided in the client adapter's firmware and the Cisco software that
supports it, rather than in the operating system. With EAP-FAST, a username, password, and PAC are used
by the client adapter to perform mutual authentication with the RADIUS server through an access point.
The most widely used wired local area network. Ethernet uses carrier sense multiple access (CSMA)
Ethernet
to allow computers to share a network and operates at 10, 100, or 1000 megabits per second (Mbps),
depending on the physical layer used.
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 are fragmented and transmitted a piece at a time instead of all at once. The
Fragmentation
setting must be within the range of 64 to 2312 bytes.
Threshold
G
A device that connects two otherwise incompatible networks together.
Gateway
Gigahertz. One billion cycles per second. A unit of measure for frequency.
GHz
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
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