TP-Link PHAROS SERIES User Manual page 95

Glossary
WAN (Wide Area Network)
WEP (Wired Equivalent
Privacy)
Wi-Fi
W
WISP (Wireless Internet
Service Provider)
WLAN (Wireless Local Area
Network)
Description
Data communications network that serves users across a broad
geographic area and often uses transmission devices provided by
common carriers.
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.
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 Wi-Fi). This
certification warrants interoperability between different wireless
devices.
WISPs are Internet service providers with networks built around
wireless networking. The technology used ranges from commonplace
Wi-Fi mesh networking or proprietary equipment designed to operate
over open 900MHz, 2.4GHz, 4.9, 5.2, 5.4, and 5.8GHz bands or licensed
frequencies in the UHF or MMDS bands.
A group of computers and associated devices communicate with each
other wirelessly, which network serving users are limited in a local area.
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Appendix B Glossary