wide on the Internet by means of a browser.
WEP Wired Equivalent Privacy
Western plug (also known as RJ-45 plug) Plug used for ISDN terminals with eight
contacts. Developed by the US telephone company Western Bell.
Western plugs for analogue telephones have four or six contacts.
WINIPCFG A graphical tool on Windows 95, 98 and Millennium that uses Win32
API to view and configure the IP address configuration of com-
puters.
WLAN A group of computers wirelessly connected to each other (wireless
LAN).
WMM Wireless multimedia
WPA Wi-Fi-protected access
WPA Enterprise Concentrates primarily on the needs of companies and offers secure
encryption and authentication. Uses 802.1x and the Extensible Au-
thentication Protocol (EAP) and thus offers an effective means of
user authentication.
WPA-PSK Intended for private users or small businesses that do not run a
central authentication server. PSK stands for Pre-Shared Key and
means that AP and client use a fixed character string (8 to 63 char-
acters) known to all subscribers as the basis for key calculation for
wireless traffic.
WWW World Wide Web
X.21 The X.21 recommendation defines the physical interface between
two network components in packet-switched data networks (e.g. Da-
tex-P).
X.21bis The X.21bis recommendation defines the DTE/DCE interface to V-
series synchronous modems.
X.25 An internationally agreed standard protocol that defines the interface
between network components and a packet-switched data network.
X.31 ITU-T recommendation on the integration of X.25-compatible DTEs
in ISDN (D channel).
X.500 ITU-T standards that cover user directory services, see LDAP. Ex-
ample: The phone book is the directory in which you find people on
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