Troubleshooting
5. What is W EP?
WEP sta nds for Wire d Equival ent Privac y, a data
privacy mechanism based on a 64(40)-bit shared ke y
algori thm.
6. What is a M AC Addres s?
The Medi a Access Co ntrol (MAC ) address i s a unique
number assigned b y the manufac turer to a ny Ethernet
networ king device, s uch as a n etwork ad apter, that
allows the network to identify it at the hardware lev el.
For all practical purposes, thi s number is usuall y
perman ent. Unlike I P address es, which ca n change
every ti me a computer logs on to the net work, the MAC
address of a device stays th e same, maki ng it a
valuabl e identifi er for the network.
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