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Wireless Internet service provider. A company that provides public wireless LAN (WLAN) services.

See WLAN.

See WISP.

See Wi-Fi Alliance.

See WEP.

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Web View A Web-based application for configuring and managing a single WLAN—Security Switch (WSS) switch and its attached Access Point (AP) access ports through a Web browser. Web View uses a secure connection that implements Hypertext Transfer Protocol over Secure Sockets Layer (HTTPS).

WECA Wireless Ethernet Compatibility Alliance. See Wi-Fi Alliance.

WEP Wired-Equivalent Privacy protocol. A security protocol, specified in the IEEE 802.11 standard, that attempts to provide a wireless LAN (WLAN) with a minimal level of security and privacy comparable to a typical wired LAN. WEP encrypts data transmitted over the WLAN to protect the vulnerable wireless connection between users (clients) and access ports (APs). Although appropriate for most home use, WEP is weak and fundamentally flawed for enterprise use. Compare AES; CCMP; TKIP.

Wi-Fi Alliance An organization formed by leading wireless equipment and software providers, for certifying all IEEE 802.11 wireless LAN (WLAN) products for interoperability and promoting the term Wi-Fias their global brand name. Only products that pass Wi-Fi Alliance testing can be certified. Certified products are required to carry an identifying seal on their packaging stating that the product is Wi-Fi certified and indicating the radio frequency band used (2.4 GHz for 802.11b and 5 GHz for 802.11a, for example). The Wi-Fi Alliance was formerly known as the Wireless Ethernet Compatibility Alliance (WECA).

Wi-Fi Protected Access See WPA.

wildcard mask A 32-bit quantity used with an IP address to determine which bits in the address to ignore in a comparison with another IP address. When setting up security access control lists (ACLs), you specify source and destination IP addresses and corresponding wildcard masks by which the WSS switch determines whether to forward or filter packets. The security ACL checks the bits in IP addresses that correspond to any 0s (zeros) in the mask, but does not check the bits that correspond to 1s (ones) in the mask.

wired authentication port An Ethernet port that has 802.1X authentication enabled for access control.

Wired-Equivalent Privacy protocol Wireless Ethernet Compatibility Alliance wireless Internet service provider wireless LAN

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WLAN Wireless LAN. A LAN to which mobile users (clients) can connect and communicate by means of high-frequency radio waves rather than wires. WLANs are defined in the IEEE 802.11 standard.

WLAN Management Software ™ A tool suite for planning, configuring, deploying, and managing a Nortel WLAN 2300 System wireless LAN (WLAN). Based on site and user requirements, WLAN Management Software determines the location of WLAN—Security Switch (WSS) switches and Access Point (AP) access points and can store and verify configuration information before installation. After installation, WLAN Management Software deploys the settings on the equipment and manages and verifies configuration changes. To monitor network performance, WLAN Management Software collects WSS and AP information, calculates and displays AP neighbor relationships, and detects anomalous events—for example, rogue access ports.

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