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Section 14 | Glossary
802.11 - 802.11 refers to a family of specifications developed by
the IEEE for wireless LAN technology. 802.11 specifies the over-
the-air interface used between a wireless client and a base sta-
tion or between two wireless clients.The IEEE accepted the
specification in 1997.
802.11b - An extension to 802.11 that applies to wireless LANS
and provides 11 Mbps transmission (with a fallback to 5.5, 2 and
1 Mbps) in the 2.4 GHz band.802.11b uses only DSSS.
Antenna Selection- This selection is for choosing which
antenna transmits data.
Authentication Type- You may choose between Open System,
Shared Key, and Both.The Authentication Type default is set to
Open System. Shared Key is when both the sender and the
recipient share a secret key. All points on your network must use
the same authentication type. It is recommended that you use
the default setting.
Beacon Interval- This value indicates the frequency interval of
the beacon. A beacon is a packet broadcast by the Access Point
to keep the network synchronized.A beacon includes the
wireless LAN service area, the AP address, the Broadcast destina-
tion addresses, a time stamp, Delivery Traffic Indicator Maps, and
the Traffic Indicator Message (TIM).
Channel- Refers to a communications path between two com-
puters or devices. It can refer to the physical medium or to a set
of properties that distinguishes one channel from another. For
example, wireless channels refer to particular frequencies at
which radio signals are transmitted on.Wireless Networks in the
US have 11 channels to choose from. If an “Auto”channel is
selected the device will automatically located and configure the
best possible channel.