Glossary
WAN (Wide Area Network): A networking system covering a wide geographical area.
WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy): A security protocol for wireless local area networks defined in the 802.11b standard, using a 64 bit or 128 bit key. WEP was designed to provide the same level of security as that of a wired LAN. However, it has been found that WEP is not as secure as once believed.
Web Browser: A software program that allows viewing of web pages.
Wire Speed: The maximum speed at which a given packet can be transferred using Ethernet and Fast Ethernet standard specifications.
WLAN (Wireless LAN): A LAN topology
using wireless devices.
VPN (Virtual Private Network): A security method to connect remote LAN users to a corporate LAN system.
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