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WEP
Wired Equivalent Privacy (WEP) provides security by encrypting data sent over radio waves
from one wireless device to another wireless device. WEP encodes the data sent across the
network making the data unintelligible to unauthorized users. Only devices that share the same
WEP settings as the printer will be able to communicate with the printer. WEP depends on
encryption keys that are static and provides less security than WPA (TKIP).
WiFi (Wireless Fidelity)
A term used generically when referring to any type of 802.11 network, whether 802.11b/g,
802.11a, dual-band, or other. Any products tested and approved as "Wi-Fi Certified" are
certified as interoperable with each other, even if they are from different manufacturers.
Typically, however, any Wi-Fi product using the same radio frequency (2.4 GHz for 802.11b or
11g; 5 GHz for 802.11a) will work with any other Wi-Fi product, even if not Wi-Fi Certified.
Wireless Access Point (WAP)
A Wireless Access Point (WAP) is a device through which devices (for example, computers and
printers) on an infrastructure wireless network communicate with one another. A WAP is also
called a base station.
Wireless network adapter
Each node (computer or device) on the WLAN uses a wireless network adapter into which a
wireless transceiver, with a small, integrated antenna, is built. Wireless network adapters might
be internal (inserted in a computer or device), external (housed in a separate case), or built-in.
Wireless router
A router that also serves as a wireless access point
WPA (Wi-Fi Protected Access)
WPA provides security by encrypting data sent over radio waves from one wireless device to
another wireless device and by controlling access to network resources through authentication
protocols. Only devices that share the same WPA settings as the printer will be able to
communicate with the printer. WPA uses encryption keys that change frequently. WPA
provides better security than WEP. WPA typically uses TKIP encryption. WPA is not supported
on ad hoc wireless networks.
WPA2
A newer version of WPA which typically uses CCMP (AES) encryption. Older routers are less
likely to support this. Other possible security settings are WPA and WEP.