ESR9855G Wireless N Gaming Router
Wired Equivalent Privacy is security for wireless networks that is supposed to be comparable to that of a wired network
Wide Area Network
The larger network that your LAN is connected to, which may be the Internet itself, or a regional or corporate network
Wireless Fidelity
Wi-Fi Protected Access
An updated version of security for wireless networks that provides authentication as well as encryption
Wireless ISP
A company that provides a broadband Internet connection over a wireless connection
Wireless LAN
Connecting to a Local Area Network over one of the 802.11 wireless standards
WISP
Wireless Internet Service Provider
WLAN
Wireless Local Area Network
WPA
X
xDSL
A generic term for the family of digital subscriber line (DSL) technologies, such as ADSL, HDSL, RADSL, and SDSL.
Y
Yagi antenna
A directional antenna used to concentrate wireless signals on a specific location
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