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Reference Manual for the RangeMax Wireless Router WPN824

8 Glossary

202-10072-01, March 2005

MAC (Media Access Control)

Every wireless 802.11 device has its own specific MAC address hard-coded into it. This unique identifier

can be used to provide security for wireless networks. When a network uses a MAC table, only the 802.11

radios that have had their MAC addresses added to that network's MAC table will be able to get onto the

network.

Mesh Networks

Also called mesh topology, mesh is a network topology in which devices are connected with many

redundant interconnections between network nodes. In a full mesh topology every node has a connection to

every other node in the network. Mesh networks may be wired or wireless.

In a wireless mesh example, each of the spheres below represent a mesh router. Corporate servers and

printers may be shared by attaching to each mesh router. For wireless access to the mesh, an access point

must be attached to any one of the mesh routers.

Multiple Input Multiple Output (MIMO)

MIMO refers to radio links with multiple antennas at the transmitter and the receiver side to improve the

performance of the wireless link.

NAT (Network Address Translation)

A network capability that enables a houseful of computers to dynamically share a single incoming IP

address from a dial-up, cable or xDSL connection. NAT takes the single incoming IP address and creates

new IP address for each client computer on the network.

Network name

Identifies the wireless network for all the shared components. During the installation process for most

wireless networks, you need to enter the network name or SSID. Different network names are used when

setting up your individual computer, wired network or workgroup.

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