Wireless Standards; Service Sets And Ssids - Hitron CGN2 User Manual

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The wireless clients connect to the access point in order to receive a wireless

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connection to the WAN and the wired LAN.

The CGN2 is the access point, and the computers you connect to the CGN2 are the

wireless clients.

6.1.3

WIRELESS STANDARDS

The way in which wireless devices communicate with one another is standardized by

the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). The IEEE standards

pertaining to wireless LANs are identified by their 802.11 designation. There are a

variety of WLAN standards, but the CGN2 supports the following (in order of adoption

- old to new - and data transfer speeds - low to high):

IEEE 802.11b

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IEEE 802.11g

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IEEE 802.11n

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6.1.4

Each wireless network, including all the devices that comprise it, is known as a

Service Set.

NOTE:

Depending on its capabilities and configuration, a single wireless access

point may control multiple Service Sets; this is often done to provide different

service or security levels to different clients.

Each Service Set is identified by a Service Set IDentifier (SSID). This is the name of

the network. Wireless clients must know the SSID in order to be able to connect to

the AP. You can configure the CGN2 to broadcast the SSID (in which case, any client

who scans the airwaves can discover the SSID), or to "hide" the SSID (in which case

it is not broadcast, and only users who already know the SSID can connect).

HITRON CGN2 USER'S GUIDE

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