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Wi-Fi Alliance
The Wi-Fi Alliance is a trade group, owning the trademark to Wi-Fi, aiming at performing the testing, certify-
ing interoperability of products and promoting the technology.
Wireless Client
The term used to describe a desktop or mobile PC that is wirelessly connected to your wireless network
Wireless LAN Service Area
Another term for ESSID (Extended Service Set Identifier)
Wizard
A Windows application that automates a procedure such as installation or configuration.
WLAN
Wireless Local Area Network. A WLAN is a group of computers and devices connected together by wireless
in a relatively small area (such as a house or office).
WPA
Wi-Fi Protected Access. A dynamically changing encryption mechanism for wireless networking. Encryption
strength is 256 bit.