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Wi-Fi Connection and
S
etting
s
Glo
ss
ary
Thi
s
i
s
a glo
ss
ary of
s
ome of the ba
s
ic term
s
u
s
ed frequently in thi
s
chapter. The documentation for your acce
ss
point may al
s
o con-
tain a glo
ss
ary you can refer to.
A
cce
ss
Point
A wirele
ss
acce
ss
point (WAP) i
s
a device that allow
s
wirele
ss
device
s
, li
k
e your camcorder, to connect to a wired networ
k
(including to the Internet) u
s
ing the Wi-Fi
s
tandard. In mo
s
t ca
s
e
s
,
thi
s
will be your wirele
ss
router.
IP
A
ddre
ss
Exclu
s
ive number a
ss
igned to each device connected to the net-
wor
k
.
NFC
Near field communication.
S
tandard for
s
martphone
s
and other
device
s
that allow
s
a device to e
s
tabli
s
h a communication protocol
with another device ju
s
t by bringing the device
s
to clo
s
e proximity
(touching them together).
SS
ID
S
ervice
S
et Identifier. Thi
s
i
s
s
imply the public name of a
Wi-Fi networ
k
.
WP
S
Wi-Fi Protected
S
etup.
S
tandard for ea
s
y and
s
ecure
s
etup of Wi-Fi
networ
ks
created by the Wi-Fi Alliance.