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site, the first page that is displayed is called the
home page. See hyperlink, web site.
Web site
A computer on the Internet that distributes
information to (and gets information from) remote
users through web browsers. A web site typically
consists of web pages that contain text, graphics,
and hyperlinks. See hyperlink, web page.
WEP
Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) encrypts data
over WLANs. Data is encrypted into blocks of
either 64 bits length or 128 bits length. The
encrypted data can only be sent and received by
users with access to a private network key. Each
PC on your wireless network must be manually
configured with the same key as your device in
order to allow wireless encrypted data
transmissions. Eavesdroppers cannot access your
network if they do not know your private key. WEP
is considered to be a low security option.
Wireless
Wireless is a term used to describe
telecommunications in which electromagnetic
waves (rather than some form of wire) carry the
signal over part or the entire communication path.
See wireless LAN.
Wireless LAN
A wireless LAN (WLAN) is one in which a mobile
user can connect to a local area network (LAN)
through a wireless (radio) connection. A standard,
IEEE 802.11, specifies the technologies for
wireless LANs.
WPA
Wi-Fi Protected Access
WPA is an initiative by the IEEE and Wi-Fi
Alliance to address the security limitations of
WEP. WPA provides a stronger data encryption
method (called Temporal Key Integrity Protocol
(TKIP)). It runs in a special, easy-to-set-up home
mode called Pre-Shared Key (PSK) that allows
you to manually enter a pass phrase on all the
devices in your wireless network. WPA data
encryption is based on a WPA master key. The
master key is derived from the pass phrase and
the network name (SSID) of the device.
It provides improved data encryption and stronger
user authentication. The mode of WPA supported
on your device is called Pre-Shared Key (PSK),
which allows you to manually enter a type of key
called a pass phrase.
WWW
World Wide Web
Also called (the) Web. Collective term for all web
sites anywhere in the world that can be accessed
via the Internet.
