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TL-WA7510N 5GHz 150Mbps Indoor/ Outdoor Wireless Access Point User Guide ¾ Connect Manually - You can configure the Device to make it connect or disconnect manually. After a specified period of inactivity (Max Idle Time), the Device will disconnect from your Internet connection, and you will not be able to re-establish your connection automatically as soon as you attempt to access the Internet again.
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TL-WA7510N 5GHz 150Mbps Indoor/ Outdoor Wireless Access Point User Guide ¾ User Name/Password - Enter the User Name and Password provided by your ISP. These fields are case-sensitive. ¾ Dynamic IP/ Static IP - Choose either as you are given by your ISP and enter the ISP’s IP address or the domain name.
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TL-WA7510N 5GHz 150Mbps Indoor/ Outdoor Wireless Access Point User Guide Figure 5-22 WAN – BigPond Cable ¾ User Name/Password - Enter the User Name and Password provided by your ISP. These fields are case-sensitive. ¾ Auth Server - Enter the authenticating server IP address or host name.
TL-WA7510N 5GHz 150Mbps Indoor/ Outdoor Wireless Access Point User Guide ¾ Connect Manually - You can click the Connect/Disconnect button to connect/disconnect immediately. This mode also supports the Max Idle Time function as Connect on Demand mode. The Internet connection can be disconnected automatically after a specified inactivity period and re-established when you attempt to access the Internet again.
TL-WA7510N 5GHz 150Mbps Indoor/ Outdoor Wireless Access Point User Guide 5.7 Wireless Figure 5-24 Wireless menu in AP Router Mode In AP Router mode, there are seven submenus under the Wireless menu (shown in Figure 5-24): Wireless Settings, Wireless Security, Wireless MAC Filtering, Wireless Advanced, Distance Setting, Throughput Monitor and Wireless Statistics.
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TL-WA7510N 5GHz 150Mbps Indoor/ Outdoor Wireless Access Point User Guide Note: There are differences between the Wireless Settings page in AP Router mode and that in AP Client Router mode, as shown in Figure 5-26 & Figure 5-27. 1. Wireless settings in AP Router mode Figure 5-26 Wireless Settings in AP Router mode ¾...
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TL-WA7510N 5GHz 150Mbps Indoor/ Outdoor Wireless Access Point User Guide ¾ Disable Security- The wireless security function can be enabled or disabled. If disabled, the wireless stations will be able to connect the Device without encryption. It is recommended strongly that you choose one of the following options to enable security.
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TL-WA7510N 5GHz 150Mbps Indoor/ Outdoor Wireless Access Point User Guide the Device in a region other than one of those specified in this filed. If your country or region is not listed, please contact your local government agency for assistance.
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TL-WA7510N 5GHz 150Mbps Indoor/ Outdoor Wireless Access Point User Guide Figure 5-28 AP List...
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TL-WA7510N 5GHz 150Mbps Indoor/ Outdoor Wireless Access Point User Guide Figure 5-29 Note: If you know the SSID of the desired AP, you can also input it to the field "SSID" manually. Be sure to click the Save button to save your settings on this page.
TL-WA7510N 5GHz 150Mbps Indoor/ Outdoor Wireless Access Point User Guide 5.7.2 Wireless Security Choose menu “Wireless > Wireless Security”, and then you can configure the security settings of your wireless network. There are three wireless security modes supported by the Device: WEP (Wired Equivalent...
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TL-WA7510N 5GHz 150Mbps Indoor/ Outdoor Wireless Access Point User Guide ¾ WEP - Select 802.11 WEP security. ¾ WPA-PSK - Select WPA based on pre-shared passphrase. ¾ WPA - Select WPA based on Radius Server. Each security option has its own settings as described follows: ¾...
TL-WA7510N 5GHz 150Mbps Indoor/ Outdoor Wireless Access Point User Guide WPA - Wi-Fi Protected Access. WPA2 - WPA version 2. z Encryption - You can select either Automatic, or TKIP or AES. z Radius Server IP - Enter the IP address of the Radius Server.
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TL-WA7510N 5GHz 150Mbps Indoor/ Outdoor Wireless Access Point User Guide Figure 5-31 Wireless MAC Filtering ¾ To filter wireless users by MAC Address, click Enable. The default setting is Disable. MAC Address - The wireless station's MAC address that you want to filter.
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TL-WA7510N 5GHz 150Mbps Indoor/ Outdoor Wireless Access Point User Guide Select Enabled or Disabled for this entry on the Status pull-down list. Click the Save button to save this entry. ¾ To modify or delete an existing entry: Click the Modify in the entry you want to modify. If you want to delete the entry, click the Delete.
TL-WA7510N 5GHz 150Mbps Indoor/ Outdoor Wireless Access Point User Guide Figure 5-33 5.7.4 Wireless Advanced Choose menu “Wireless > Wireless Advanced”, and then you can configure the advanced settings of your wireless network. Figure 5-34 Wireless Advanced ¾ Antenna Settings - The polarization of an antenna. You can select Vertical Antenna, Horizontal Antenna, or External Antenna.
TL-WA7510N 5GHz 150Mbps Indoor/ Outdoor Wireless Access Point User Guide ¾ RTS Threshold - Here you can specify the RTS (Request to Send) Threshold. If the packet is larger than the specified RTS Threshold size, the Device will send RTS frames to a particular receiving station and negotiate the sending of a data frame.
TL-WA7510N 5GHz 150Mbps Indoor/ Outdoor Wireless Access Point User Guide ¾ Remote RSSI - Remote AP's signal strength value. ¾ Signal Percent - The ratio of RSSI to RSSI RANGE in percentage. ¾ RSSI RANGE - You can drag the Slider to set or input the RSSI RANGE value.
TL-WA7510N 5GHz 150Mbps Indoor/ Outdoor Wireless Access Point User Guide Figure 5-37 Throughput Monitor ¾ Rate - The Throughput unit. ¾ Run Time - How long this function is running. ¾ Transmit - Wireless transmit rate information. ¾ Receive - Wireless receive rate information.
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TL-WA7510N 5GHz 150Mbps Indoor/ Outdoor Wireless Access Point User Guide Figure 5-38 Wireless Statistics ¾ MAC Address - the connected wireless station's MAC address. ¾ Current Status - the connected wireless station's running status, one of STA-AUTH / STA-ASSOC / STA-JOINED / WPA / WPA-PSK / WPA2 / WPA2-PSK / AP-UP / AP-DOWN / Disconnected.
TL-WA7510N 5GHz 150Mbps Indoor/ Outdoor Wireless Access Point User Guide 5.8.1 DHCP Settings Choose menu “DHCP > DHCP Settings”, and then you can configure the DHCP Server on the page as shown in Figure 5-40. The Device is set up by default as a DHCP server.
TL-WA7510N 5GHz 150Mbps Indoor/ Outdoor Wireless Access Point User Guide Note: To use the DHCP server function of the device, you should configure all computers in the LAN as "Obtain an IP Address automatically" mode. This function will take effect until the device reboots.
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TL-WA7510N 5GHz 150Mbps Indoor/ Outdoor Wireless Access Point User Guide Figure 5-42 Address Reservation When you specify a reserved IP address for a PC on the LAN, the PC will always receive the same IP address each time when it accesses the DHCP server. Reserved IP addresses should be assigned to the servers that require permanent IP settings.
TL-WA7510N 5GHz 150Mbps Indoor/ Outdoor Wireless Access Point User Guide ¾ To modify a Reserved IP Address, you can follow these steps: Select the reserved address entry as you desired, Modify it. If you wish to delete the entry, click the Delete link of the entry.
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TL-WA7510N 5GHz 150Mbps Indoor/ Outdoor Wireless Access Point User Guide Figure 5-45 Virtual Servers ¾ Service Port - The numbers of External Ports. You can enter a service port or a range of service ports (the format is XXX - YYY, XXX is Start port, YYY is End port).
TL-WA7510N 5GHz 150Mbps Indoor/ Outdoor Wireless Access Point User Guide Figure 5-46 Add or Modify a Virtual Server Entry Note: If your computer or server has more than one type of available service, please select another service, and enter the same IP Address for that computer or server.
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TL-WA7510N 5GHz 150Mbps Indoor/ Outdoor Wireless Access Point User Guide Figure 5-47 Port Triggering ¾ Once configured, operation is as follows: 1. A local host makes an outgoing connection to an external host using a destination port number defined in the Trigger Port field.
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TL-WA7510N 5GHz 150Mbps Indoor/ Outdoor Wireless Access Point User Guide ¾ To add a new rule do the following on the Port Triggering screen: 1. Click the Add New... button. 2. Enter a port number used by the application to send an outgoing request in the Trigger Port box.
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TL-WA7510N 5GHz 150Mbps Indoor/ Outdoor Wireless Access Point User Guide Click the Delete All button to delete all entries. Click the Next button to go to the next page and Click the Previous button to return to the previous page.
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TL-WA7510N 5GHz 150Mbps Indoor/ Outdoor Wireless Access Point User Guide 5.9.4 UPnP Choose menu “Forwarding > UPnP”, and then you can view the information about UPnP (Universal Plug and Play) in the screen as shown in Figure 5-50. The UPnP feature allows the devices, such as Internet computers, to access the local host resources or devices as needed.
TL-WA7510N 5GHz 150Mbps Indoor/ Outdoor Wireless Access Point User Guide 5.10 Security Figure 5-51 The Security menu There are four submenus under the Security menu as shown in Figure 5-51: Basic Security, Advanced Security, Local Management and Remote Management. Click any of them, and you will be able to configure the corresponding function.
TL-WA7510N 5GHz 150Mbps Indoor/ Outdoor Wireless Access Point User Guide to the protocol. SPI Firewall is enabled by factory default. If you want all the computers on the LAN exposed to the outside world, you can disable it. ¾ VPN - VPN Passthrough must be enabled if you want to allow VPN tunnels using VPN protocols to pass through the Device.
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TL-WA7510N 5GHz 150Mbps Indoor/ Outdoor Wireless Access Point User Guide Figure 5-53 Advanced Security Note: FLOOD Filtering will take effect only when the Traffic Statistics in System Tools is enabled. ¾ Packets Statistics interval (5~60) - The default value is 10. Select a value between 5 and 60 seconds in the pull-down list.
TL-WA7510N 5GHz 150Mbps Indoor/ Outdoor Wireless Access Point User Guide ¾ Enable TCP-SYN-FLOOD Attack Filtering - Enable or Disable the TCP-SYN-FLOOD Attack Filtering. ¾ TCP-SYN-FLOOD Packets Threshold (5~3600) - The default value is 50. Enter a value between 5 ~ 3600. When the current TCP-SYN-FLOOD Packets numbers is beyond the set value, the Device will start up the blocking function immediately.
TL-WA7510N 5GHz 150Mbps Indoor/ Outdoor Wireless Access Point User Guide use the password to browse the built-in web pages to perform Administrator tasks and all the others will be blocked. After click the Add button, your PC's MAC Address will be placed in the Control List above.
TL-WA7510N 5GHz 150Mbps Indoor/ Outdoor Wireless Access Point User Guide After successfully entering the password, you will be able to access the Device's web-based utility. Note: Be sure to change the Device's default password to a secure password. 5.11 Parental Control Choose menu “Parental Control”, and then you can configure the parental control in the screen...
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TL-WA7510N 5GHz 150Mbps Indoor/ Outdoor Wireless Access Point User Guide ¾ For example: If you desire that the children’s PC with MAC address 00-11-22-33-44-AA can access www.google.com on Saturday only while the parent PC with MAC address 00-11-22-33-44-BB is without any restriction, you should follow the settings below: Click Parental Control menu on the left to enter the Parental Control Settings page.
TL-WA7510N 5GHz 150Mbps Indoor/ Outdoor Wireless Access Point User Guide 5.12 Access Control Figure 5-58 Access Control There are four submenus under the Access Control menu as shown in Figure 5-58: Rule, Host, Target and Schedule. Click any of them, and you will be able to configure the corresponding function.
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TL-WA7510N 5GHz 150Mbps Indoor/ Outdoor Wireless Access Point User Guide ¾ Enable Internet Access Control - Select the check box to enable the Internet Access Control function, and then the Default Filter Policy can take effect. ¾ Rule Name - Here displays the name of the rule and this name is unique.
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TL-WA7510N 5GHz 150Mbps Indoor/ Outdoor Wireless Access Point User Guide 4) In Schedule field, select Schedule_1. 5) In Action field, select Allow. 6) In Status field, select Enable. 7) Click Save to complete the settings. 6. Then you will go back to the Access Control Rule Management page and see the following list.
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TL-WA7510N 5GHz 150Mbps Indoor/ Outdoor Wireless Access Point User Guide ¾ Modify - To modify or delete an existing entry. ¾ For example: If you desire to restrict the Internet activities of host with MAC address 00-11-22-33-44-AA, you should follow the settings below: 1.
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TL-WA7510N 5GHz 150Mbps Indoor/ Outdoor Wireless Access Point User Guide ¾ Target Description - Here displays the description about the target and this description is unique. ¾ Information - The target can be IP address, port, or domain name. ¾...
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TL-WA7510N 5GHz 150Mbps Indoor/ Outdoor Wireless Access Point User Guide Figure 5-65 Schedule Settings ¾ Schedule Description - Here displays the description of the schedule and this description is unique. ¾ Day - Here displays the day(s) in a week.
TL-WA7510N 5GHz 150Mbps Indoor/ Outdoor Wireless Access Point User Guide Click the Add New... button to add a new target entry. Click the Delete All button to delete all the entries in the table. Click the Next button to go to the next page.
TL-WA7510N 5GHz 150Mbps Indoor/ Outdoor Wireless Access Point User Guide 3. Select the Enabled in the Status pull-down list. 4. Click the Save button to save the changes. ¾ To modify or delete an existing entry: 1. Find the desired entry in the table.
TL-WA7510N 5GHz 150Mbps Indoor/ Outdoor Wireless Access Point User Guide ¾ Enable Bandwidth Control - If enabled, the Bandwidth Control rules will take effect. ¾ Egress Bandwidth - The upload speed through the WAN port. ¾ Ingress Bandwidth - The download speed through the WAN port.
TL-WA7510N 5GHz 150Mbps Indoor/ Outdoor Wireless Access Point User Guide There are two submenus under the IP &MAC Binding menu (shown in Figure 5-72): Binding Settings and ARP List. Click either of them, and you will be able to view or configure the corresponding function.
TL-WA7510N 5GHz 150Mbps Indoor/ Outdoor Wireless Access Point User Guide 5.15.2 ARP List Choose menu “IP&MAC Binding > ARP List”, and then you can view and configure the ARP List in the screen below shown in Figure 5-74. Figure 5-74 ARP List ¾...
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TL-WA7510N 5GHz 150Mbps Indoor/ Outdoor Wireless Access Point User Guide need to sign up for DDNS service providers such as www.comexe.cn, www.dyndns.org, or www.no-ip.com. The Dynamic DNS client service provider will give you a password or key. 1. If the dynamic DNS Service Provider you select is www.comexe.cn, the page will appear as shown in Figure 5-75.
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TL-WA7510N 5GHz 150Mbps Indoor/ Outdoor Wireless Access Point User Guide 2. If the dynamic DNS Service Provider you select is www.dyndns.org, the page will appear as shown in Figure 5-76. Figure 5-76 Dyndns.org DDNS Settings ¾ To set up for DDNS, follow these instructions: Enter the User Name for your DDNS account.
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TL-WA7510N 5GHz 150Mbps Indoor/ Outdoor Wireless Access Point User Guide Figure 5-77 No-ip.com DDNS Settings ¾ To set up for DDNS, follow these instructions: Enter the User Name for your DDNS account. Enter the Password for your DDNS account. Enter the Domain Name you received from dynamic DNS service provider.
TL-WA7510N 5GHz 150Mbps Indoor/ Outdoor Wireless Access Point User Guide 5.17 System Tools Figure 5-78 The System Tools menu There are nine submenus under the System Tools main menu (as shown in Figure 5-78): Time Settings, Diagnostic, Firmware Upgrade, Factory Defaults, Backup & Restore, Reboot, Password, System Log and Statistics.
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TL-WA7510N 5GHz 150Mbps Indoor/ Outdoor Wireless Access Point User Guide Enter the Time in Hour/Minute/Second format. Click Save. ¾ For automatic time synchronization: Enter the address of the NTP Server Prior. Click the Get GMT button to get GMT from the Internet.
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TL-WA7510N 5GHz 150Mbps Indoor/ Outdoor Wireless Access Point User Guide Figure 5-80 Diagnostic Tools ¾ Diagnostic Tool - Click the radio button to select one diagnostic tool: Ping - This diagnostic tool troubleshoots connectivity, reachability, and name resolution to a given host or gateway.
Choose menu “System Tools > Firmware Upgrade”, and then you can update the latest version of firmware for the Device on the following screen. Figure 5-82 Firmware Upgrade ¾ To upgrade the Device's firmware, follow these instructions: Download a most recent firmware upgrade file from our website (www.tp-link.com).
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TL-WA7510N 5GHz 150Mbps Indoor/ Outdoor Wireless Access Point User Guide Enter or select the path name where you save the downloaded file on the computer into the File Name blank. Click the Upgrade button. The Device will reboot while the upgrading has been finished.
TL-WA7510N 5GHz 150Mbps Indoor/ Outdoor Wireless Access Point User Guide 5.17.5 Backup & Restore Choose menu “System Tools > Backup & Restore”, and then you can save the current configuration of the Device as a backup file and restore the configuration via a backup file as shown in Figure 5-84.
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TL-WA7510N 5GHz 150Mbps Indoor/ Outdoor Wireless Access Point User Guide Change the LAN IP Address (system will reboot automatically). Change the DHCP Settings. Change the Wireless configurations. Change the Web Management Port. Upgrade the firmware of the Device (system will reboot automatically.).
TL-WA7510N 5GHz 150Mbps Indoor/ Outdoor Wireless Access Point User Guide 5.17.8 System log Choose menu “System Tools > System Log”, and then you can view the logs of the Device. Figure 5-87 System Log ¾ Auto Mail Feature - Indicates whether auto mail feature is enabled or not.
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TL-WA7510N 5GHz 150Mbps Indoor/ Outdoor Wireless Access Point User Guide Figure 5-88 Mail Account Settings ¾ From - Your mail box address. ¾ To - Recipient's address. ¾ SMTP Server - Your SMTP server. ¾ Authentication - Most SMTP Server requires Authentication.
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TL-WA7510N 5GHz 150Mbps Indoor/ Outdoor Wireless Access Point User Guide ¾ Save Log - Click to save all the logs in a txt file. ¾ Mail Log - Click to send an email of current logs manually according to the address and validation information set in Mail Settings.
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TL-WA7510N 5GHz 150Mbps Indoor/ Outdoor Wireless Access Point User Guide Click the Refresh button to refresh the page. Click the Reset All button to reset the values of all entries to zero. Click the Delete All button to delete all entries in the table.
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TL-WA7510N 5GHz 150Mbps Indoor/ Outdoor Wireless Access Point User Guide Appendix A: FAQ How do I configure the Device to access the Internet by ADSL users? First, configure the ADSL Modem configured in RFC1483 bridge model. Connect the Ethernet cable from your ADSL Modem to the WAN port on the Device. The telephone cord plugs into the Line port of the ADSL Modem.
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TL-WA7510N 5GHz 150Mbps Indoor/ Outdoor Wireless Access Point User Guide How do I configure the Device to access the Internet by Ethernet users? Login to the Device, click the “Network” menu on the left of your browser, and click "WAN"...
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TL-WA7510N 5GHz 150Mbps Indoor/ Outdoor Wireless Access Point User Guide Figure A-5 Add or Modify a Virtual server Entry Note: Your opposite side should call your WAN IP, which is displayed on the “Status” page. How to enable DMZ Host: Login to the Device, click the “Forwarding” menu on the left of your browser, and click "DMZ"...
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TL-WA7510N 5GHz 150Mbps Indoor/ Outdoor Wireless Access Point User Guide Figure A-7 Remote Management Note: above configuration takes effect, configure Device typing http://192.168.1.254:88/ (the Device’s LAN IP address: Web Management Port) in the address field of the Web browser. Login to the Device, click the “Forwarding” menu on the left of your browser, and click the "Virtual Servers"...
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TL-WA7510N 5GHz 150Mbps Indoor/ Outdoor Wireless Access Point User Guide Why is it that the wireless stations cannot connect to the Device? Make sure the "Wireless Router Radio" is enabled. Make sure that the wireless stations' SSID accord with the Device's SSID.
TL-WA7510N 5GHz 150Mbps Indoor/ Outdoor Wireless Access Point User Guide Appendix D: Glossary ¾ 802.11n - 802.11n builds upon previous 802.11 standards by adding MIMO (multiple-input multiple-output). MIMO uses multiple transmitter and receiver antennas to allow for increased data throughput via spatial multiplexing and increased range by exploiting the spatial diversity, perhaps through coding schemes like Alamouti coding.
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TL-WA7510N 5GHz 150Mbps Indoor/ Outdoor Wireless Access Point User Guide ¾ WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy) - A data privacy mechanism based on a 64-bit or 128-bit or 152-bit shared key algorithm, as described in the IEEE 802.11 standard. ¾ Wi-Fi - is a trademark of the Wi-Fi Alliance, founded in 1999 as Wireless Internet Compatibility Alliance (WICA), comprising more than 300 companies, whose products are certified by the Wi-Fi Alliance, based on the IEEE 802.11 standards (also called Wireless LAN (WLAN) and...
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