High Power Wireless N150 USB Adapter
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IEEE 802.1X:
IEEE 802.1X is an IEEE Standard for port-based Network Access Control (PNAC). It is part of
the IEEE 802.1 group of networking protocols. It provides an authentication mechanism to devices wishing to
attach to a LAN or WLAN.IEEE 802.1X defines the encapsulation of the Extensible Authentication Protocol
(EAP) over IEEE 802 which is known as "EAP over LAN" or EAPOL.
WEP:
Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) is a security algorithm for IEEE 802.11 wireless networks. Introduced
as part of the original 802.11 standard, its intention was to provide data confidentiality comparable to that of a
traditional wired network.
WPA:
Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA) and Wi-Fi Protected Access II (WPA2) are two security protocols and
security certification programs developed by the Wi-Fi Alliance to secure wireless computer networks. The
Alliance defined these in response to serious weaknesses researchers had found in the previous system, WEP
(Wired Equivalent Privacy) and intended as an intermediate solution to WEP insecurities.
RSN:
The Wi-Fi Alliance refers to their approved, interoperable implementation of the full 802.11i as WPA2,
also called RSN (Robust Security Network). RSN, based on 802.1x, is introduced to supersede the security
specification, WPA.
ICS:
Microsoft Internet Connection Sharing, which can realize network sharing among multiple PCs.
