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the Bootstrap Protocol (BOOTP), adding the capability of automatic 

allocation of reusable network addresses and additional configuration 

options.

Data passing between the access point and clients can use encryption to 

protect from interception and evesdropping.

A popular local area data communications network, which accepts 

transmission from computers and terminals.

File Transfer Protocol: A TCP/IP protocol used for file transfer.

Hypertext Transfer Protocol: HTTP is a standard used to transmit and 

receive all data over the World Wide Web.

A wireless standard that supports wireless communications in the 2.4 GHz 

band using Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum (DSSS). The standard 

provides for data rates of 1, 2, 5.5, and 11 Mbps.

A wireless standard that supports wireless communications in the 2.4 GHz 

band using Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (OFDM). The 

standard provides for data rates of 6, 9, 12, 18, 24, 36, 48, 54 Mbps. IEEE 

802.11g is also backward compatible with IEEE 802.11b.

An integrated wireless and wired LAN is called an infrastructure 

configuration.

Local Area Network: A group of interconnected computers and support 

devices.

The physical layer address used to uniquely identify network nodes.

Network Time Protocol: NTP provides the mechanisms to synchronize time 

across the network. The time servers operate in a hierarchical-master-

slave configuration in order to synchronize local clocks within the subnet 

and to national time standards via wire or radio.

A security option which broadcasts a beacon signal including the access 

point’s configured SSID. Wireless clients can read the SSID from the