April 2004
Beginner
312 pages
8h 23m
English
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- EIRP
Unit of measure (equivalent isotropically radiated power) for the strength of an antenna.
- encryption
The translation of data into a secret code; used by WEP to achieve security for Wi-Fi networks.
- encryption key
The key used to encrypt the transmissions of a Wi-Fi network protected by WEP; the password needed to access the Wi-Fi network.
- Ethernet port
A socket that accepts a 10BASE-T Ethernet wire.