Wi-Fi Technology
The meaning of dual band.
What is transmits both 2.4G and 5G?
A standard considered 'legacy'.
What is 802.11a, b, or g?
The unit used to measure and express Wi-Fi signal strength.
dBm (Decibel-Milliwatt)
A cooking appliance that causes 2.4 GHz interference.
What is a microwave?
The test tool that provides a 'link score'.
What is inSSIDer?
The long form of MIMO.
What is Multiple-Input, Multiple-Output?
The current 802.11 standard.
What is 802.11ac?
The Wi-Fi frequency with over 20 non-overlapping channels.
What is 5 GHz
Interference caused by two or more 802.11 access points sharing the same channel.
What is co-channel interference?
A system that can help achieve 'whole home' Wi-Fi coverage.
What is a mesh network?
The two versions of MIMO.
What is SU (Single-User) and MU (Multi-User)?
The group that creates 802.11 standards.
What is The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers or (IEEE)?
The process of bridging multiple channels to try and maximize data throughput.
What is channel bonding?
A specific type of interference where multiple devices are transmitting on overlapping channels.
What is adjacent channel interference?
The oldest and weakest form of security for Wi-Fi networks.
What is WEP?
The ability to focus omni-directional transmissions on client devices.
What is beamforming?
The future 802.11 standard.
What is 802.11ax?
The antenna design most commonly used for Wi-Fi.
What is Omni-directional?
Data packets that have to be re-sent due to ambient noise or other packet loss.
What are re-transmissions?
The term 'Wi-Fi' is technically this.
What is a brand name?
Separate and unique signals from multiple antennas sent down the same channel simultaneously.
What are Spatial Streaming?
The standard that has a theoretical data rate of 150 Mbps.
What is 802.11n?
The name for the 'etiquette' all 802.11 devices have to follow before transmission.
What is CSMA-CA (Carrier Sense Multiple Access with Collision Avoidance)
A commonly used technology that will cause 'all-band interference' on 2.4 GHz.
What is Bluetooth?
The most secure protocol and encryption available today.
What is WPA2+AES?