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Internet Protocol (IP)
Address
A number that identifies each sender or
receiver of information (sent in packets)
across the Internet.
Media Access Control
(MAC) Address
A computer’s unique hardware number in a
network. For example, on an Ethernet LAN,
it’s the same as your Ethernet address.
When you are connected to the Internet a
correspondence table relates your IP address
to your computer’s MAC address on the
LAN.
Service Set Identifier
(SSID)
A sequence of characters that uniquely
identifies (i.e., names) a Wi-Fi network. This
identification number uses a maximum
number of 32 characters and is case
sensitive.
Virtual Private Network A way of providing users (i.e., remote
offices, telecommuters, etc.) secure access to
their organization’s network by way of the
Internet.
Wired Equivalent
Privacy (WEP)
A security protocol designed to provide
Wi-Fi networks with the same level of
security usually expected on a LAN.
Wireless Fidelity (WiFi) The term used for a high-frequency wireless
networking.
Wireless Local Area
Network (WLAN)
A wireless network in which a mobile user
can connect to a local area network through
a wireless connection.
Wireless Access Point Physical hardware (device) or computer
software that acts as a hub for users of
wireless devices to connect to a local area
network.
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