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Upload

To send a request from one computer to another and have a file
transmitted from the requesting computer to the other.

UPnP

Universal Plug and Play.

URL

Uniform Resource Locator is a unique address for files accessible on
the Internet.

USB

Universal Serial Bus.

UTP

Unshielded Twisted Pair.

Virtual Private Network

VPN: A secure tunnel over the Internet to connect remote offices or
users to their company‟s network.

VLAN

Virtual LAN.

Voice over IP

Sending voice information over the Internet as opposed to the PSTN

VoIP

Voice over IP.

Wake on LAN

Allows you to power up a computer though it‟s Network Interface
Card.

WAN

Wide Area Network.

WCN

Windows Connect Now. A Microsoft method for configuring and
bootstrapping wireless networking hardware (access points) and
wireless clients, including PCs and other devices.

WDS

Wireless Distribution System. A system that enables the
interconnection of access points wirelessly.

Web browser

A utility that allows you to view content and interact with all of the
information on the World Wide Web.

WEP

Wired Equivalent Privacy is security for wireless networks that is
supposed to be comparable to that of a wired network.

Wi-Fi

Wireless Fidelity. Used to describe any of the 802.11 wireless
networking specifications.

Wi-Fi Protected Access

An updated version of security for wireless networks that provides
authentication as well as encryption.

Wide Area Network

The larger network that your LAN is connected to, which may be the
Internet itself, or a regional or corporate network.

Wireless (Wi-Fi) LAN

Connecting to a Local Area Network over one of the 802.11 wireless
standards.

Wireless ISP

WISP. A company that provides a broadband Internet connection
over a wireless connection.