Glossary
Wireless
A common term used to describe telecommunications in which radio waves (rather than some form of wire) carry the signal over part or all of the communication path.
WLAN
Wireless Local Area Network.
A WLAN is a network in which a mobile user can connect to a LAN through a wireless (radio) connection. The IEEE 802.11 standard specifies the technologies for wireless LANs.
WPA
An authentication and encryption standard for wireless networks. WPA addresses the security limitations of WEP, providing a stronger data encryption method; TKIP. WPA data encryption is based on a WPA master key. The master key is derived from the pass phrase and the network name (SSID) of the device.
WPA2
An enhanced version of WPA. For data encryption, WPA2 uses AES instead of TKIP.
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