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Glossary

WEP – Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) is a security mechanism for wireless local area

networks. It is designed for 802.11 standard to offer an equal level of security as that of a

wired LAN. Through the configurations of encryption, WEP aims to provide security while the

nodes with wireless devices are transferring or receiving data packets over radio waves.

WLAN – Wireless local area network (WLAN) receives and transmits data over the air by

using radio frequency (RF) technology. The vital significance of WLAN is it minimizes the

requirements for wired connections and provides not only data connectivity but also user

mobility. Without the constraint of physical location, wireless LAN allows clients to transmit and

receive data via high-frequency radio waves rather than wires.

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