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TCP/IP
Protocol
family on which the
computer connection.
form of a continuous data stream. TCP/IP is the basis on which services such as WWW,
Mail and News are built. There are other protocols as well.
URL
Universal Resource Locator
Globally unique address of a Domain on the Internet.
WAN
Wide Area Network
A WAN is a network that is not restricted to one particular area, such as the Internet. A
WAN is run by one or more public providers to enable private access. You access the
Internet via an
Internet
WEP
Wired Equivalent Privacy
WEP is a security protocol defined in the
less transmissions in a
data transmitted.
Wireless network
See
WLAN
WLAN
Wireless LAN
Wireless LANs enable network components to communicate with a network using radio
waves as the transport medium. A wireless LAN can be connected as an extension to a
wired LAN or it can form the basis for a new network. The basic element of a wireless
network is the cell. This is the area where the wireless communication takes place.
WLAN is currently specified in Standard
complies with Standard 802.11g.
WPA
WPA was developed to improve the security provided by WEP. WPA uses complex proce-
dures to generate keys, such as TKIP (Temporal Key Integrity Protocol). In addition, WPA
can use an authentication server (e.g. a RADIUS server) to increase security.
WPA-PSK
WPA Pre-shared Key
Variant of
WPA
data encryption, in which new keys are automatically generated at reg-
ular intervals by means of a keyword (Pre-shared Key). The key is updated after defined
periods
(Rekey
Interval).
Internet
is based.
TCP
provides applications with a reliable transmission link in the
Provider.
IEEE 802.11
WLAN
against unauthorised access through
IEEE
IP
forms the basis for every computer-to-
standard. It is used to protect wire-
802.11. The Gigaset WLAN Repeater 108
Glossary
Encryption
of the
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