Sony SE366 User Manual

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Access point
An access point such as the Gigaset SE366 WLAN is the central element in a wireless 
local area network (
). It handles connection of the wireless-linked network com-
ponents and regulates data traffic in the wireless network. The access point also serves 
as an interface to other networks, e.g. an existing 
 LAN or via a modem to the 
. The network mode for wireless networks with an access point is called 
.
Ad-hoc mode
Ad-hoc mode describes wireless local networks (
) in which the network compo-
nents set up a spontaneous network without an 
, e.g. several notebooks in 
a conference. All the network components are peers. They must be equipped with a 
wireless 
Beacon
Beacons are data packets that are sent by devices in a wireless network to all other 
devices to indicate that they are available and ready to receive. Beacons are also used to 
synchronise the wireless network. A beacon interval is the period between two beacons 
in milliseconds. 
Bridge
A bridge connects several network segments to form a joint network, e.g. to build a 
 network. The segments can have different physical characteristics, e.g. different con-
nections such as 
 and wireless LANs. Linking individual segments via bridges 
makes it possible to build local networks of practically unlimited size. 
See also
Broadcast
A broadcast is a data packet that is not directed to a particular recipient but to all the 
components in a network. The Gigaset SE366 WLAN does not pass broadcast packets on 
to the Internet; they always remain within the local area network (
) administered by 
the Gigaset SE366 WLAN. 
BSSID
Basic Service Set ID
The BSSID is used for unique differentiation between one wireless network (
) and 
another. In 
 of the 
 In 
wireless networks in 
 the BSSID is the MAC address of any one of the par-
ticipants.