User's Manual

WEP Wired Equivalent Privacy. Wired Equivalent Privacy, 64- and
128-bit (64-bit is sometimes referred to as 40-bit). This is a
low-level encryption technique designed to give the user
about the same amount of privacy that he would expect from
a LAN. WEP is a security protocol for wireless local area
networks (WLANs) defined in the 802.11b standard. WEP is
designed to provide the same level of security as that of a
wired LAN. WEP aims to provide security by data over radio
waves so that it is protected as it is transmitted from one
end point to another.
WEP Key Either a pass phrase or hexadecimal key.
The pass phrase must be 5 ASCII characters for 64-bit WEP
or 13 ASCII characters for 128-bit WEP. For pass phrases, 0-
9, a-z, A-Z, and ~!@#$%^&*()_+|`-={}|[]\:";'<>?,./ are
all valid characters.
The hex key must be 10 hexadecimal characters (0-9, A-F)
for 64-bit WEP or 26 hexadecimal characters (0-9, A-F) for
128-bit WEP.
Wi-Fi Wireless Fidelity. Is meant to be used generically when
referring of any type to 802.11 network, whether 802.11b,
802.11a, or dual-band.
Wireless
Router
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. Also known as an
access point.
WLAN Wireless Local-Area Network. A type of local-area network
that uses high-frequency radio waves rather than wires to
communicate between nodes.
WPA Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA) is a security enhancement that
strongly increases the level of data protection and access
control to a wireless network. WPA is an interim standard
that will be replaced with the IEEE’s 802.11i standard upon
its completion. WPA consists of RC4 and TKIP and provides
support for BSS (Infrastructure) mode only. (Not compatible
with WPA2.)