Linksys WBP54G User Manual

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Roaming - The ability to take a wireless device from one access point's range to another without losing the 
connection.

Router - A networking device that connects multiple networks together.

RTS (Request To Send) - A networking method of coordinating large packets through the RTS Threshold setting.

Server - Any computer whose function in a network is to provide user access to files, printing, communications, 
and other services. 

Software - Instructions for the computer. A series of instructions that performs a particular task is called a 
“program”.

Spread Spectrum - Wideband radio frequency technique used for more reliable and secure data transmission.

SSID (Service Set IDentifier) - Your wireless network's name.

Subnet Mask - An address code that determines the size of the network.

Switch - 1. A data switch that connects computing devices to host computers, allowing a large number of 
devices to share a limited number of ports. 2. A device for making, breaking, or changing the connections in an 
electrical circuit.  

TCP (Transmission Control Protocol) - A network protocol for transmitting data that requires acknowledgement 
from the recipient of data sent.

TCP/IP (Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol) - A set of instructions PCs use to communicate over a 
network.

TKIP (Temporal Key Integrity Protocol) - a wireless encryption protocol that provides dynamic encryption keys for 
each packet transmitted.

Topology - The physical layout of a network.

WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy) - A method of encrypting network data transmitted on a wireless network for 
greater security.

WPA (Wi-Fi Protected Access) - a wireless security protocol using TKIP (Temporal Key Integrity Protocol) 
encryption, which can be used in conjunction with a RADIUS server.

WPA2 (Wi-Fi Protected Access 2) - a wireless security protocol using AES (Advanced Encryption Standard) 
encryption, which can be used in conjunction with a RADIUS server.