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Stands for Network Interface Card. A Wireless NIC is a computer

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Glossary NIC Stands for Network Interface Card. A Wireless NIC is a computer card (such as a Wireless PCI adapter, Wireless PC card, or Wireless USB adapter) that lets your computer link to a network. operating mode Ad-hoc mode (sometimes referred to as peer-to-peer mode) allows two computers to connect only to each other in wireless-to-wireless (or peer-to-peer) communication. Infrastructure mode is for WLANs that include an Access Point (AP) or Router and multiple computers. PCI Stands for Peripheral Component Interconnect. A PCI slot is an expansion slot usually found in Desktop computers. peer-to-peer mode See operating mode. preamble A preamble is a signal used to synchronize the transmission timing on your WLAN. A series of transmission pulses is sent ahead of the data to signal a new transmission. This ensures that Wireless devices receiving the data correctly interpret when the transmission starts. SSID See Wireless Network ID. station A station is any device (including notebooks, PCs, and handheld devices) with 802.11 Wireless capability. See also network device. 35

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Glossary
NIC
Stands for Network Interface Card. A Wireless NIC is a computer
card (such as a Wireless PCI adapter, Wireless PC card, or Wireless
USB adapter) that lets your computer link to a network.
operating mode
Ad-hoc mode (sometimes referred to as peer-to-peer mode) allows
two computers to connect only to each other in wireless-to-wireless
(or peer-to-peer) communication.
Infrastructure mode is for WLANs that include an Access Point
(AP) or Router and multiple computers.
PCI
Stands for Peripheral Component Interconnect. A PCI slot is an
expansion slot usually found in Desktop computers.
peer-to-peer mode
See
operating mode
.
preamble
A preamble is a signal used to synchronize the transmission timing
on your WLAN. A series of transmission pulses is sent ahead of the
data to signal a new transmission. This ensures that Wireless
devices receiving the data correctly interpret when the
transmission starts.
SSID
See
Wireless Network ID
.
station
A station is any device (including notebooks, PCs, and handheld
devices) with 802.11 Wireless capability. See also
network device
.