Wireless Networking Flashcards
The Wireless Standard is :
802.11
802.11 uses _______ ________ to transmit data between wireless nodes
radio waves
wireless networks start with a ___________ ____________ ______________
wireless access point ( WAP )
the cornerstone of what makes 802.11 work is a:
Service Set Identifier ( SSID )
If you are using 802.11 you are in:
Infrastructure mode
In windows you can create a wireless connection using and in:
Ad hoc mode
If you have a single WAP and a Single SSID, you have what is known as a :
Basic Service Set Identifier ( BSSID )
When you have multiple WAPs that are all working together is called:
Extended Service Set Identifier ( ESSID )
All 802.11 networks are designed to work / run within the industrial and scientific medical band ( or range of frequencies )
2.4 and 5 GHz
Wireless networks, specifically the 802.11 user ________ to communicate between the WAP and the wireless client ( laptop or computer )
CSMA/CA or ( Carrier-sense multiple access with collision avoidance
The actual data is transferred form the WAP to the wireless client via 2 ways:
Direct-sequence spread-spectrum ( DSSS ) - original - spread signal across
Orthogonal frequency-driven multiplexing ( OFDM ) - todays standard -
this 802.11 standard is the first / original, it ran at 11 mbps, was on the 2.4 ghz ( limited Channels ) band, and used DSSS to transfer data.
802.11b
this 802.11 standard it ran at 54 mbps, was on 5 ghz and used OFDM to transmit data
802.11a
this 802.11 standard really changed things was the first widely used. It ran at 54 mbps but was only on a 2.4 ghz ( limited Channels ) band. It also used OFDM to transmit data
802.11g
this 802.11 runs from 108-300 mbps, ran on both 2.4 and 5.0 ghz, introduced M1MO, used OFDM, had what was called Greenfield mode, created a lot of tweaking Current standard**
802.11n
this 802.11 standard, took everything that was bad and made them better, backward compatible, it ran 1 gbps, was on 5 ghz band, works off of the M1MO concept called MU-M1MO (multi-user) Current standard**
802.11ac
this is a 802.3 standard, that allows certain switches push power through the ethernet cables to supply power to a wireless access point thats capable
Power over Ethernet ( POE )
this is used when you don’t have a switch to produce POE
POE injector