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6. Wireless Network Glossary

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DoS Attack

Denial of Service. A type of network attack that floods the network with useless

traffic. Many DoS attacks, such as the Ping of Death and Teardrop attacks, exploit

limitations in the TCP/IP protocols.

Encryption

Encoding data to prevent it from being read by unauthorized people. The common

wireless encryption schemes are WEP, WPA, and WPA2.

ESSID (SSID)

The identification name of an 802.11 wireless network. Since wireless network has

no physical boundary liked wired Ethernet network, wireless LAN needs an identifier

to distinguish one network from the other. Wireless clients must know the SSID in

order to associate with a WLAN network. Hide SSID feature disable SSID broadcast,

so users must know the correct SSID in order to join a wireless network.

Firewall

A system that secures a network and prevents access by unauthorized users.

Firewalls can be software, router, or gateway. Firewalls can prevent unrestricted

access into a network, as well as restricting data from flowing out of a network.

Firmware

The program that runs inside embedded device such as router or AP. Many network

devices are firmware upgradeable through web interface or utility program.

FTP

File Transfer Protocol. A standard protocol for sending files between computers over

a TCP/IP network and the Internet.

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