Glossary
Following terms are frequently used in this manual.
Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) is a network protocol that
enables a server to automatically assign an IP address to concern devices.
A static address is a fix IP address assigned to the device.
PPPoE stands for Point-to-Point Protocol over Ethernet, a network protocol
for encapsulating Point-to-Point Protocol (PPP) frames inside Ethernet
frames.
WLAN i.e. Wireless Local Area Network, a wireless network that can transfer
data at high speeds.
An SSID i.e. Service Set Identifiers a unique ID that consists of 32 characters
and is used for naming wireless networks.
WPA2 (Encryption Method) - Wi-Fi Protected Access 2 - Pre-Shared Key, is a
method of securing your network using Pre-Shared Key (PSK) for
authentication.
With WPA mixed (Encryption Method) mode network, one can connect with
both WPA (TKIP) and WPA2 (AES) clients.
TKIP (Temporal Key Integrity Protocol) is an encryption protocol included as
part of the IEEE 802.11i standard for wireless LANs (WLANs). It was designed
to provide more secure encryption than the notoriously weak Wired Equivalent
Privacy (WEP), the original WLAN security protocol.
AES (Advanced Encryption Standard) is an encryption protocol which is much
more secure as it uses longer encryption keys.
2.4GHz band provides coverage, however transmits data at slower speeds.
The 5 GHz band provides less coverage, however transmits data at faster
speeds.
