Buffalo Technology WBR2-G54S user manual Glossary

Glossary

WAN (Wide Area Network): A networking sys- tem covering a wide geographical area.

WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy): An encryp- tion method based on 64 or 128-bit algorithm.

Web Browser: A software program that allows viewing of web pages.

Wi-Fi (Wireless Fidelity): An organization that tests and assures interoperability among WLAN devices.

Wire Speed: The maximum speed at which a given packet can be transferred using Ethernet and Fast Ethernet standard specifi cations.

WLAN (Wireless LAN): A LAN topology using wireless devices.

VPN (Virtual Private Network): A security method to connect remote LAN users to a cor- porate LAN system.

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