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Glossary
WAN (Wide Area Network): A networking sys-
tem covering a wide geographical area.
WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy): An encryp-
tion method based on 64 or 128-bit algorithm.
Web Browser: A software program that allows
viewing of web pages.
Wi-Fi (Wireless Fidelity): An organization that
tests and assures interoperability among WLAN
devices.
Wire Speed: The maximum speed at which a
given packet can be transferred using Ethernet
and Fast Ethernet standard specifi cations.
WLAN (Wireless LAN): A LAN topology using
wireless devices.
VPN (Virtual Private Network): A security
method to connect remote LAN users to a cor-
porate LAN system.
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