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4. Wireless Network Glossary
Upload
To send a file to the Internet or network device.
URL (Uniform Resource Locator)
The address of a file located on the Internet.
VPN (Virtual Private Network)
A type of technology designed to increase the security of information transferred
over the Internet. VPN creates a private encrypted tunnel from the end user's
computer, through the local wireless network, through the Internet, all the way to the
corporate network.
Walled Garden
On the Internet, a walled garden refers to a browsing environment that controls the
information and Web sites the user is able to access. This is a popular method used
by ISPs in order to keep the user navigating only specific areas of the Web
WAN (Wide Area Network)
A communication system of connecting PCs and other computing devices across a
large local, regional, national or international geographic area. A WAN port on the
network device means the port (or wireless connection) that is connected to the
Internet side of the network topology.
WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy)
A wireless encryption protocol. WEP is available in 40-bit (64-bit), 108-bit (128-bit) or
152-bit (Atheros proprietary) encryption modes.
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