User Manual of WDAP-802AC
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MTU
(
Maximum Transmission Unit
)
-
The size in bytes of the largest packet that can be transmitted.
NAT
(
N
etwork
A
ddress
T
ranslation)
-
NAT technology translates IP addresses of a local area network
to a different IP address for the Internet.
PPPoE
(
P
oint to
P
oint
P
rotocol
o
ver
E
thernet)
-
PPPoE is a protocol for connecting remote hosts to
the Internet over an always-on connection by simulating a dial-up connection.
SSID -
A
S
ervice
S
et
Id
entification is a thirty-two character (maximum) alphanumeric key identifying a
wireless local area network. For the wireless devices in a network to communicate with each other, all
devices must be configured with the same SSID. This is typically the configuration parameter for a
wireless PC card. It corresponds to the ESSID in the wireless Access Point and to the wireless network
name.
WEP
(
W
ired
E
quivalent
P
rivacy)
-
A data privacy mechanism based on a 64-bit or 128-bit or 152-bit
shared key algorithm, as described in the IEEE 802.11 standard.
Wi-Fi -
A trade name for the 802.11b wireless networking standard, given by the Wireless Ethernet
Compatibility Alliance (WECA, see http://www.wi-fi.net), an industry standards group promoting
interoperability among 802.11b devices.
WLAN
(
W
ireless
L
ocal
A
rea
N
etwork)
-
A group of computers and associated devices communicate
with each other wirelessly, which network serving users are limited in a local area.
