W-X-Y-Z
WEP (Wired Equivalency Protocol)
Encryption security standard for 802.11-based wireless home networks.
A common reference to wireless networking; playing on the 1980s term for a high-fidelity (or Hi-Fi) stereo, Wi-Fi refers to wireless fidelity.
WiMax
A future wireless standard in the works that promises outdoor wide-area wireless networking, much like your cellular phone does today for voice.
A wireless local-area network. See also LAN.
WPA (Wi-Fi Protected Access)
More recent encryption security standard for 802.11-based wireless home networks, considered more secure than WEP.
WPA2 (Wi-Fi Protected Access 2)
Latest encryption security standard for 802.11-based wireless home networks, considered more secure than WEP and WPA. ...
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