Appendix . Glossary
- 802.10
An IEEE standard establishing specs for security in both wired and wireless LANs.
- 802.11
An IEEE standard establishing specs for Wi-Fi communications.
- 802.11a
The next step in Wi-Fi technology. This specification allocates three 100MHz sub-bands in the 5GHz region for unlicensed Wi-Fi use. Transmissions operate at speeds up to 54Mhz.
- 802.11b
The current Wi-Fi technology. This specification allocates three 100MHz sub-bands in the 5GHz region for unlicensed Wi-Fi use. Transmissions operate at speeds up to 11 Mhz.
- Access Point (AP)
Hardware that connects a Wi-Fi LAN to an existing wired network. You can have multiple access points in a large office, overcoming the transmission distance limitations of Wi-Fi and permitting users to ...
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