X-Micro IEEE 802.11b User Manual
USER’S MANUAL OF X-MICRO WLAN 11b BROADBAND ROUTER
Version: 2.6
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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS (FAQ).................................................................... 35
4.1 W
HAT AND HOW TO FIND MY
PC’
S
IP
AND
MAC
ADDRESS
?............................................... 35
4.2 W
HAT IS
W
IRELESS
LAN? ................................................................................................. 35
4.3 W
HAT ARE
ISM
BANDS
? .................................................................................................... 35
4.4 H
OW DOES WIRELESS NETWORKING WORK
?....................................................................... 35
4.5 W
HAT IS
BSSID? ............................................................................................................... 36
4.6 W
HAT IS
ESSID? ............................................................................................................... 36
4.7 W
HAT ARE POTENTIAL FACTORS THAT MAY CAUSES INTERFERENCE
? ................................. 37
4.8 W
HAT ARE THE
O
PEN
S
YSTEM AND
S
HARED
K
EY AUTHENTICATIONS
? .............................. 37
4.9 W
HAT IS
WEP? .................................................................................................................. 37
4.10 W
HAT IS
F
RAGMENT
T
HRESHOLD
?..................................................................................... 37
4.11 W
HAT IS
RTS
(R
EQUEST
T
O
S
END
)
T
HRESHOLD
? .............................................................. 38
4.12 W
HAT IS
B
EACON
I
NTERVAL
?............................................................................................. 38
4.13 W
HAT IS
P
REAMBLE
T
YPE
? ................................................................................................ 39
4.14 W
HAT IS
SSID
B
ROADCAST
? ............................................................................................. 39
4.15 W
HAT IS
W
I
-F
I
P
ROTECTED
A
CCESS
(WPA)? .................................................................... 39
4.16 W
HAT IS
802.1
X
A
UTHENTICATION
? .................................................................................. 40
4.17 W
HAT IS
T
EMPORAL
K
EY
I
NTEGRITY
P
ROTOCOL
(TKIP)? ................................................. 40
4.18 W
HAT IS
A
DVANCED
E
NCRYPTION
S
TANDARD
(AES)? ...................................................... 40
4.19 W
HAT IS
I
NTER
-A
CCESS
P
OINT
P
ROTOCOL
(IAPP)?........................................................... 40
4.20 W
HAT IS
W
IRELESS
D
ISTRIBUTION
S
YSTEM
(WDS)?......................................................... 40
4.21 W
HAT IS
U
NIVERSAL
P
LUG AND
P
LAY
(
U
PNP)?................................................................. 41
4.22 W
HAT IS
M
AXIMUM
T
RANSMISSION
U
NIT
(MTU)
S
IZE
?.................................................... 41
4.23 W
HAT IS
C
LONE
MAC
A
DDRESS
?...................................................................................... 41