User guide

9. Wireless Network Glossary

AirLive AirMax5X User’s Manual

WiMAX

Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access. A Wireless Metropolitan Network

technology that complies with IEEE 802.16 and ETSI Hiperman standards. The orginal

802.16 standard call for operating frequency of 10 to 66Ghz spectrum. The 802.16a

amendment extends the original standard into spectrum between 2 and 11 Ghz. 802.16d

increase data rates to between 40 and 70 Mbps/s and add support for MIMO antennas,

QoS, and multiple polling technologies. 802.16e adds mobility features, narrower

bandwidth (a max of 5 mhz), slower speed and smaller antennas. Mobility is allowed up to

40 mph.

WDS

Wireless Distribution System. WDS defines how multiple wireless Access Point or Wireless

Router can connect together to form one single wireless network without using wired

uplinks. WDS associate each other by MAC address, each device

WLAN

Wireless Local Area Network. A type of local-area network that uses high-frequency radio

waves rather than wires to communicate between nodes. The most popular standard for

WLAN is the 802.11 standards.

WMM

Wi-Fi Multimedia (WMM) is a standard to prioritize traffic for multimedia applications. The

WMM prioritize traffic\ on Voice-over-IP (VoIP), audio, video, and streaming media as well

as traditional IP data over the AP.

WMS

Wireless Management System. An utility program to manage multiple wireless AP/Bridges.

WPA

Wi-Fi Protected Access. It is an encryption standard proposed by WiFi for advance

protection by utilizing a password key (TKIP) or certificate. It is more secure than WEP

encryption. The WPA-PSK utilizes pre-share key for encryption/authentication.