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3G150B 150Mbps Portable 3G Wireless Router
to it. A SSID can be up to 32 characters long.
WPA/WPA2
Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA) and Wi-Fi Protected Access II (WPA2)
are two security protocols and security certification programs
developed to secure wireless computer networks.
The WPA protocol implements the majority of the IEEE802.11i
standard. Specifically, it enhances data encryption through the
Temporal Key Integrity Protocol (TKIP), which replaces WEP's
40-bit or 128-bit encryption key that must be manually entered on
wireless access points and devices and does not change. TKIP is a
128-bit per-packet key, meaning that it dynamically generates a
new key for each packet and thus prevents collisions. WPA also
includes a message integrity check feature to ensure that data
packets have not been tampered with. The later WPA2 indicates
compliance with the full IEEE 802.11i standard and uses Advanced
Encryption Standards (AES) encryption protocol that guarantees
better security.
WIFI
"Wi-Fi", short for Wireless Fidelity, is a trademark of the Wi-Fi
Alliance and the brand name for products using the IEEE 802.11
family of standards. It connects computers and other network
devices via wireless radio instead of cables.
AP
A wireless access point (AP) is a device that converts wired signal
into wireless signal, meaning that it allows wireless devices to
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