User's Manual

Glossary
ACL
Access Control List with MAC addresses with the right to access the
wireless network
Ad hoc network
Wireless network between individual devices (point-to-point)
AES
Advanced Encryption Standard. New standard of cryptography of data
in WLANs.
EAP
Extensive Authentification Protocol. Authentication protocol.
Hidden node prob-
lem
Two nodes are arranged in a wireless cell so that they are outside
their own transmission range. If they both access the medium at the
same time, collisions result.
IEEE
Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
IEEE 802.11
Standard for wireless networks in the 2.4 GHz range with transmis-
sion rates of up to 2 Mbps.
IEEE 802.11a
Standard for wireless networks in the 5 GHz range with transmission
rates of up to 54 Mbps.
IEEE 802.11b
Standard for wireless networks in the 2.4 GHz range with transmis-
sion rates of up to 11 Mbps.
IEEE 802.11g
Standard for wireless networks in the 2.4 GHz range with transmis-
sion rates of up to 54 Mbps.
RADIUS
Remote Authentication Dial - In User Service for secure communica-
tion networks
Operating Instructions SCALANCE W 788-1pro / SCALANCE W 788-2pro
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