Airlink101 AICN500, Руководство пользователя

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User Name The USERNAME is the unique name assigned to each person who has access to the
LAN.
Utility It is a program that performs a specific task.
UTP Unshielded twisted-pair. UTP is a form of cable used by all access methods. It consists
of several pairs of wires enclosed in an unshielded sheath.
W
WAN Wide-Area Network. A wide-area network consists of groups of interconnected
computers that are separated by a wide distance and communicate with each other via
common carrier telecommunication techniques.
WEP WEP is widely used as the basic security protocol in Wi-Fi networks, which secures
data transmissions using 64-bit or 128-bit encryption.
Windows Windows is a graphical user interface for workstations that use DOS.
WPA WPA (Wi-Fi Protected Access ) is used to improve the security of Wi-Fi networks,
replacing the current WEP standard. It uses its own encryption, Temporal Key Integrity
Protocol (TKIP), to secure data during transmission.
WPA2 Wi-Fi Protected Access 2, the latest security specification that provides greater data
protection and network access control for Wi-Fi networks. WPA2 uses the government-
grade AES encryption algorithm and IEEE 802.1X-based authentication, which are
required to secure large corporate networks.