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User Manual for the NETGEAR RangeMax™ Wireless PC Card WPN511

Glossary

February 2005

WEP

Wired Equivalent Privacy is a data encryption protocol for 802.11b wireless networks.

All wireless nodes and access points on the network are configured with a 64-bit or 128-bit Shared Key for

data encryption.

wide area network

WAN. A long distance link used to extend or connect remotely located local area networks. The Internet is a

large WAN.

Wi-Fi

A trade name for the 802.11b wireless networking standard, given by the Wireless Ethernet Compatibility

Alliance (WECA, see http://www.wi-fi.net), an industry standards group promoting interoperability among

802.11b devices.

Windows Internet Naming Service

WINS. Windows Internet Naming Service is a server process for resolving Windows-based computer names

to IP addresses.

If a remote network contains a WINS server, your Windows PCs can gather information from that WINS

server about its local hosts. This allows your PCs to browse that remote network using the Windows

Network Neighborhood feature.

WINS

WINS. Windows Internet Naming Service is a server process for resolving Windows-based computer names

to IP addresses.

Wireless Network Name (SSID)

Wireless Network Name (SSID) is the name assigned to a wireless network. This is the same as the SSID or

ESSID configuration parameter.

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