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and FTP protocols allow to request specific files
from remote computers, but not to actually be
logged on as a user of that computer.
U
UAM:
Universal Access Method is the current
recommended methodology for providing secure
web-based service presentment, authentication,
authorization and accounting of users is a WISP
network. This methodology enables any standard
Wi-Fi enabled TCP/IP device with a browser to gain
access to the WISP network.
W
WAN:
A wide area network (WAN) is a
geographically dispersed telecommunications
network. The term distinguishes a broader
telecommunication structure from a local area
network (LAN). A wide area network may be
privately owned or rented, but the term usually
connotes the inclusion of public (shared user)
networks. An intermediate form of network in terms
of geography is a metropolitan area network (MAN).
WDS:
The Wireless Bridge supports WDS
(Wireless Distribution System) to act as bridges
or repeaters.
WPA:
Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA) is a
subset of 802.11i draft that satisfies some of the
requirements of the full 802.11i standard.
X
XSL:
(Extensible Style sheet Language), formerly
called Extensible Style Language, is a language for
creating a style sheet that describes how data sent
over the Web using the Extensible Markup
Language (XML) is to be presented to the user.
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