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wireless network devices are made

a part of the network through the

Access Point.

ISP (Internet Service Provider): A company

that provides access to the Internet

and other related services.

IV (Initialization Vector): The header

section of a message packet.

LAN (Local Area Network): A group of

computers and peripheral devices

connected to share resources.

LED (Light Emitting Diode): The lights on

a hardware device representing the

activity through the ports.

MAC (Medium Access Control) Address:

A unique number that distinguishes

network cards.

Mbps (Mega Bits Per Second): A

measurement of millions of bits per

second.

MDI/X (Media Dependent Interface/Cross-

over): Port on a network hub or switch

that crosses the incoming transmit

lines with the outgoing receive lines.

MHz (MegaHertz): One million cycles per

second.

MIB II: A database containing

performance information and

statistics on each device in a network.

MIPS (Million Instructions Per Second): A

measurement of processing speed.

NAT (Network Address Translation): An

internet standard that enables a LAN

to use one set of IP addresses for

internal trafﬁc and a second set for

external trafﬁc.

NIC (Network Interface Card): An

expansion card connected to a

computer so the computer can be

connected to a network.

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