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802.11/802.11abg. A radio protocol that may be used by the WLAN radio card.
A
Access Point. Access Point (AP) refers to Motorola’s Ethernet Access Point. It is a piece of communications equipment that
manages communications between the host computer system and one or more wireless terminals. An AP connects to
a wired Ethernet LAN and acts as a bridge between the Ethernet wired network and IEEE 802.11 interoperable
radio-equipped mobile units, such as a mobile computer. The AP allows a mobile user to roam freely through a facility
while maintaining a seamless connection to the wired network.
AirBEAM
®
Manager. AirBEAM
®
Manager is a comprehensive wireless network management system that provides
essential functions that are required to configure, monitor, upgrade and troubleshoot the
wireless network and its
components (including networked mobile computers). Some features include event notification, access point
configuration, diagnostics, statistical reports, auto-discovery, wireless proxy agents and monitoring of access points and
mobile units.
AirBEAM
®
Smart Client. AirBEAM® Smart Client is part of Motorola’s AirBEAM® suite, which also includes AirBEAM®
Safe and AirBEAM® Manager. The AirBEAM® Smart Client system uses the network accessible host server to store
software files that are to be downloaded to the mobile computers. The AirBEAM® Smart Client provides the mobile
computers with the “smarts” to request software from the host. It allows them to request, download and install software,
as well as to upload files and status data. The AirBEAM® Smart Client uses the industry standard FTP or TFTP file
transfer protocols to check the host system for updates, and if necessary, to transfer updated software. Most often,
AirBEAM® Smart Client is used with wireless networks, but any TCP/IP connection can be used. For more information,
refer to the AirBEAM® Smart Windows® CE Client Product Reference Guide (p/n 72-63060-xx).
AP. See Access Point.
Aperture. The opening in an optical system defined by a lens or baffle that establishes the field of view.
ASCII. American Standard Code for Information Interchange. A 7 bit-plus-parity code representing 128 letters, numerals,
punctuation marks and control characters. It is a standard data transmission code in the U.S.
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