User Manual

Fragmentation Threshold  In the 802.11 Standard, the

MAC Layer may fragment and reassamble directed

MSDUs or MMPDUs. The fragmentation and

defragmentation mechanisms allow for fragment re-

transmission.

Infrastructure - An integrated wireless and wired LAN is

called an Infrastructure configuration.

Management Frame  Control frame for establishing the

link between Access Point and client station. It should

include the Beacon, Probe, Authentication, and

Association frame.

MSDUs  MAC Service Data Units.

MMPDUs  MAC Management Protocol Data Units.

Roaming - A wireless LAN mobile user moves around an

ESS and maintains a continuous connection to the

Infrastructure network.

RTS Threshold  Transmitters contending for the medium

may not be aware of each other. RTS/CTS mechanism

can solve this  Hidden Node Problem. If the packet

size is smaller than the preset RTS Threshold size, the

RTS/CTS mechanism will NOT be enabled.

USB - The Universal Serial Bus allows complete Plug and

Play connection of peripheral devices to a computer.

WEP  Wired Equivalent Privacy is based on the use of

64-bit keys and the popular RC4 encryption algorithm.

Wireless devices without a valid WEP key will be

excluded from network traffic.