| Hot Spot: A wireless Hot Spot is a public area where wireless laptops can connect to WLAN and receive Internet access. Recently many coffee shops and airports have added this capability for their customer's convenience. |
| Infrastructure: A Wireless Infrastructure is comprised of both wired and wireless LAN's. Typically this type of configuration is found in SOHS and Enterprise environments where there are many user groups or divisions requiring access to shared resources. |
| ISM Band: The ISM (Industrial, Scientific and Medical) band, which is controlled by the FCC in the US, generally requires licensing for various spectrum use. To accommodate wireless LAN's, the FCC has set aside bandwidth for unlicensed use including the 2.4Ghz spectrum where many WLAN products operate. |
| Roaming: The ability to use a wireless device and be able to move from one access point's range to another without losing the connection. |
| Router: A wireless router is a protocol dependent device that is used to connect sub networks or different independent WLAN's together. Routers provide security as they can be configured to only allow certain users access to different services such as the Internet and file servers when connecting a WLAN to the Internet a router is required. |
| SOHO (Small Office/Home Office): Is a widely used acronym, which defines applications or products that are used in homes or in small offices. |
| SSID: The SSID is the unique name shared among all devices on the same wireless network |
| WIFI: Wi Fi stands for Wireless Fidelity and is used to define any of the IEEE 802.11 wireless standards. The term Wi-Fi was created by the Wireless Ethernet Compatibility Alliance (WECA). Products certified as Wi-Fi compliant are interoperable with each other even if they are made by different manufacturers. |
