Using Wi-Fi
User’s Guide
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Device-to-computer or
ad-hoc
This mode does not use access points.
It is used in peer-to-peer network
communications. All peers must be
configured on the same channel.
Hotspots
Public or private areas where there is a
wireless access point available.
Infrastructure
This connection mode uses wireless
access points to connect to networks.
Internet Protocol (IP)
Address
A number that identifies each sender or
receiver of information (sent in packets)
across the internet.
Proxy server
Networks may use a proxy server as a
gateway to the Internet if they are not
directly connected to the Internet.
Service Set Identifier
(SSID)
A sequence of characters that uniquely
identifies a Wi-Fi network. This
identification number uses a maximum
number of 32 characters and is case
sensitive.
Virtual Private Network
A way of providing users (for example,
remote offices, telecommuters, etc.) secure
access to their organization’s network by
way of the Internet.
Wired Equivalent
Privacy (WEP)
A security protocol designed to provide
Wi-Fi networks with the same level of
security usually expected on a Local Area
Network.
Wireless Fidelity
(Wi-Fi)
The term used for a high-frequency
wireless network.
Term
Definition
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