3Com Wireless 11g PCI Adapter
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Terms
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MAC Address
Media Access Control Address. On an
802.11 network the MAC address is used to
identify each node of the network.
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Network Name
See SSID.
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Network Key
Network password.
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SSID (Service Set Identifier)
The unique identifier attached to the
header of packets sent over a Wireless
Local Area Network (WLAN). The SSID
differentiates Wireless LANs from one
another. For this reason an SSID must be
entered on each wireless device
attempting to connect on the WLAN.
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Station
See Client.
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WEP
Wired Equivalency Protocol. WEP is an
802.11 encryption standard that provides
security for wireless LANs.
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Wireless LAN
A wireless version of Ethernet, the Wireless
Local Area Network enables wireless
internet access through your or
broadband router.
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Wireless Network
See Wireless LAN.
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WPA
Wi-Fi Protected Access. WPA is an addition
to the security in the 802.11 standard. It is
an enhancement to the original security
implementation for 802.11 devices.
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WPA2
WPA2 is the next generation of Wi-Fi
security. It is the Wi-Fi Alliance's
interoperable implementation of the
ratified IEEE 802.11i standard.
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WPA Personal AES
(Advanced Encryption Standard). See
WPA/WPA2.
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WPA Personal TKIP
(Temporal Key Integrity Protocol). See
WPA/WPA2.
