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WAN
A wide-area network provides a connection over a large geographic area, such as a country or the whole
world. The bandwidth depends on need and cost, but is usually much lower than for a LAN.
WAP
Wireless Access Point or Wireless Access Protocol. See also Access Point.
WEP
Wired Equivalent Privacy encryption protects the privacy of data transmitted over a wireless LAN. WEP
uses keys to encrypt and decrypt transmitted data. The access point must authenticate a client before it
can transfer data to another client. WEP is part of IEEE 802.11b.
Wi-Fi®
Wireless fidelity (pronounced why'-fy) brand name applied to products supporting IEEE 802.11b/g.
WLAN
Wireless LAN.
WPA
Wi-Fi Protected Access. A security regimen developed by IEEE for protection of data on a WLAN.
WWW
World Wide Web. An interface to the Internet that you use to navigate and hyperlink to information.