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Apendix B: Glossary
Corinex Wireless to Powerline AP
WINIPCFG
- A configuration utility based on the Win32 API for querying,
defining, and managing IP addresses within a network. A commonly used
utility for configuring networks with static IP addresses.
WPA -
The Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE) 802.11i
wireless networking standard specifies improvements to wireless local area
networking (LAN) security. The 802.11i standard is currently in a draft form,
with ratification due at the end of 2003. The 802.11i standard addresses
many of the security issues of the original 802.11 standard. While the new
IEEE 802.11i standard is being ratified, wireless vendors have agreed on an
interoperable interim standard known as Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA).