Buffalo Technology WLI-U2-AG108HP WLAN Wireless LAN A LAN topology us- ing wireless devices

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 128-bit algorithm.

Web Browser: A software program that al- lows viewing of web pages.

Wi-Fi (Wireless Fidelity): An organiza- tion 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 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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