Owner's Manual

wireless router/AP
A stand-alone wireless hub that allows any computer that has a wireless network adapter to communicate with
another computer and to connect to the Internet. The wireless router/AP has at least one interface that connects it to
an existing wired network. See also
access point (AP).
wireless LAN (WLAN)
A local area network (LAN) that sends and receives data by way of radio.
Wi-Fi Multimedia (WMM)
A protocol that improves user experience for audio, video, and voice applications over a wireless network by
prioritizing streams of content and optimizing the way the network allocates bandwidth among competing applications.
Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA2)
Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA2) is a specification of standards-based, interoperable security enhancements that
strongly increase the level of data protection and access control for existing and future wireless LAN systems. Designed
to run on existing hardware as a software upgrade, Wi-Fi Protected Access is based on the final
IEEE 802.11i
amendment to the IEEE 802.11 standard. WPA2 provides government grade security by implementing the National
Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) FIPS 140-2 compliant AES encryption algorithm. WPA2 is backward
compatible with WPA.
Wi-Fi Protected Access Preshared Key (WPA-PSK)
A network authentication mode that does not use an authentication server. It can be used with WEP or TKIP data
encryption types. WPA-Personal and WPA2-Personal require configuration of a preshared key (PSK). You must type a
case-sensitive text phrase from 8 to 63 characters long, or a hexadecimal key 64 characters long for a preshared key
256 bits in length. The data encryption key is derived from the PSK. WPA2-Personal is a more recent version of this
authentication mode based on
IEEE 802.11i.
WPN
The file name extension of a wireless settings file. The wireless settings file contains the advanced properties settings
for the Wireless DW WLAN Card driver.
The file name extension of a wireless settings file. The wireless settings file contains the advanced properties settings
for the driver.
Wireless Zero Configuration Service (WZC)
The Windows service for connecting to a wireless network.
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