Appendix 1: Acronyms And Terms - Fly-Link Wireless Network Adapter User Manual

Appendix 1: Acronyms and Terms

WLAN Wireless Local Area Network
802.11 A family of specifications developed by the IEEE for
WLAN technology.
802.11a An extension to 802.11 WLAN standards that
provides up to 54 Mbps transmission in the 5 GHz UNI radio
band.
802.11b An extension to 802.11 WLAN standard that
provides up to 11 Mbps transmission in the 2.4 GHz ISM radio
band. 802.11b uses DSSS modulation.
802.11g An extension to 802.11 WLAN standard that
provides up to 54 Mbps transmission in the 2.4 GHz ISM radio
band. 802.11b uses OFDM modulation and is backwards
compatible with 802.11b.
802.11n higher transmission rate, supports Multi-Input
Multi-Output(MIMO）technology.
WEP Wired Equivalent Privacy. A security protocol for WLANs
defined in the IEEE 802.11 standard.
WPA Wireless Protected Access， adopts rotating keys.
RSN Robust Security Network，A substitute for WPA, and it
adopts 802.1x standard and advanced encryption
ICS Microsoft
multi-computer to share access to Internet via one PC.
Wireless Network Adapter User Guide
Internet Connection
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Sharing enables