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Glossary
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TCP/IP
is based.
forms the basis for every computer-to-
computer connection.
provides applications with a reliable transmission link in the
form of a continuous data stream. TCP/IP is the basis on which services such as WWW,
Mail and News are built. There are other protocols as well.
URL
Universal Resource Locator
Globally unique address of a Domain on the
Internet
.
WAN
Wide Area Network
A WAN is a network that is not restricted to one particular area, such as the
. A
WAN is run by one or more public providers to enable private access. You access the
Internet via an
WEP
Wired Equivalent Privacy
WEP is a security protocol defined in the
standard. It is used to protect wire-
against unauthorised access through
of the
data transmitted.
Wireless network
See
WLAN
Wireless LAN
Wireless LANs enable network components to communicate with a network using radio
waves as the transport medium. A wireless LAN can be connected as an extension to a
wired LAN or it can form the basis for a new network. The basic element of a wireless
network is the cell. This is the area where the wireless communication takes place.
WLAN is currently specified in Standard
. The Gigaset WLAN Repeater 108
complies with Standard 802.11g.
WPA
WPA was developed to improve the security provided by
. WPA uses complex proce-
dures to generate keys, such as TKIP (Temporal Key Integrity Protocol). In addition, WPA
can use an authentication server (e.g. a RADIUS server) to increase security.
WPA-PSK
WPA Pre-shared Key
Variant of
data encryption, in which new keys are automatically generated at reg-
ular intervals by means of a keyword (Pre-shared Key). The key is updated after defined
periods (