Fon LA FONERA User Manual page 93

C. Glossary
Upload - To transmit a file over a network.
URL (Uniform Resource Locator) - The address of a file
located on the Internet.
User Zone – A section you can access once you log on
the FON website that gives you access to all the different
options available, such as: personal details, Travel log, Day
passes, Piggy bank, Barrio FON Maps and My FON Social
Router. You can also invite other friends to join the FON
Community.
VPN (Virtual Private Network) - A security measure to
protect data as it leaves one network and goes to another
over the Internet.
WAN (Wide Area Network) - The Internet.
WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy) - A method of
encrypting network data transmitted on a wireless network
for greater security.
WiFi – A term used to describe the underlying technology
of wireless local area networks (WLAN) based on the IEEE
802.11 specifications. A person with a WiFi device, such as
a computer, telephone, or PDA can connect to the Internet
when in proximity of an Access Point.
WLAN (Wireless Local Area Network) - A group of
computers and associated devices that communicate with
each other wirelessly.
WPA (Wi-Fi Protected Access) - a wireless security
protocol using TKIP (Temporal Key Integrity Protocol)
encryption, which can be used in conjunction with a RADIUS
server.
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