Philips CPWUA054 User Manual page 29

Wireless USB Adapter 11g
WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy) - A data privacy mechanism based on a 40 bit shared key
algorithm, as described in the IEEE 802 .11 standard. The optional cryptographic
confidentiality algorithm specified by IEEE 802.11 used to provide data confidentiality that is
subjectively equivalent to the confidentiality of a wired LAN medium that does not employ
cryptographic techniques to enhance privacy.
Windows workgroup - A Windows workgroup can consist of either wireless or wired network
connections or a combination of the two. Usually a Windows workgroup consists of members
who are related because of a shared function, e.g. members of the same department. For a
Windows workgroup it is not relevant where the workgroup participants are located, since the
members of a Windows workgroup are identified by their workgroup name only.
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