Wireless Network Adapter Users’ Guide
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802.11a An extension to 802.11 WLAN standards
that provides up to 54 Mbps transmission
in the 5 GHz UNI radio band.
802.11b An extension to 802.11 WLAN standard
that provides up to 11 Mbps transmission
in the 2.4 GHz ISM radio band. 802.11b
uses DSSS modulation.
802.11g An extension to 802.11 WLAN standard
that provides up to 54 Mbps transmission
in the 2.4 GHz ISM radio band. 802.11b
uses OFDM modulation and is backwards
compatible with 802.11b.
WEP Wired Equivalent Privacy. A security
protocol for WLANs defined in the IEEE
802.11 standard.
WPA Wireless Protected Access , adopts
rotating keys.
ICS Microsoft Internet Connection Sharing
enables multi-computer to share access to
Internet via one PC.