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Wireless N Gigabit Router Version 1.0

Wide Area Network

WCN

Windows Connect Now. A Microsoft method for configuring and bootstrapping wireless

networking hardware (access points) and wireless clients, including PCs and other

devices.

WDS

Wireless Distribution System. A system that enables the interconnection of access points

wirelessly.

Web browser

A utility that allows you to view content and interact with all of the information on the

World Wide Web

WEP

Wired Equivalent Privacy is security for wireless networks that is supposed to be

comparable to that of a wired network

Wide Area Network

The larger network that your LAN is connected to, which may be the Internet itself, or a

regional or corporate network

Wi-Fi

Wireless Fidelity

Wi-Fi Protected Access

An updated version of security for wireless networks that provides authentication as well

as encryption

Wireless ISP

A company that provides a broadband Internet connection over a wireless connection

Wireless LAN

Connecting to a Local Area Network over one of the 802.11 wireless standards

WISP

Wireless Internet Service Provider

WLAN

Wireless Local Area Network

WPA

Wi-Fi Protected Access. A Wi-Fi security enhancement that provides improved data

encryption, relative to WEP.

xDSL

A generic term for the family of digital subscriber line (DSL) technologies, such as ADSL,

HDSL, RADSL, and SDSL.

Yagi antenna

A directional antenna used to concentrate wireless signals on a specific location

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