Uplink: Link to the next level up in a com- munication hierarchy.
UTP (Unshielded Twisted Pair) cable: Two or more unshielded wires twisted to- gether to form a cable.
WAN (Wide Area Network): A networking system covering a wide geographical area.
WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy): An encryption method based on 64 or
Web Browser: A software program that al- lows 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 us- ing wireless devices.
VPN (Virtual Private Network): A security method to connect remote LAN users to a corporate LAN system.
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