Static key. A
Subnet. A portion of a network that shares a common address component. On TCP/IP networks, subnets are defined as all devices whose IP addresses have the same prefix. For example, all devices with IP addresses that start with 192.168.0. would typically be part of the same subnet.
SSID. Service Set ID, also known as Network name, is a unique identifier used to distinguish one wireless network from another. Wireless devices must use the same SSID to communicate. SSIDs are up to 32 characters long, and are
TCP/IP. The Transmission Control Protocol (TCP) and the Internet Protocol (IP) are protocols that let different types of computers communicate with each other. The Internet is based on this suite of protocols.
TKIP. Temporal Key Integrity Protocol, a protocol used with the WPA data encryption mode that scrambles security keys using a hashing algorithm and adds an
WEP. Wired Equivalency Protocol, a security protocol defined in the original 802.11b specification that is used to provide data encryption and user authentication.
WPA.
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