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WLAN Authentication and Privacy Infrastructure (WAPI)
WLAN Authentication and Privacy Infrastructure (WAPI) is a wireless local area network security standard officially supported by the Chinese government. Read Full Definition
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wireless access point
A wireless access point (wireless AP) is a network device that transmits and receives data over a wireless local area network (WLAN), serving as the interconnection point between the WLAN and a fixed wire network. Read Full Definition
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802.11
802.11 is a family of evolving specifications for wireless local area networks (WLANs) developed and maintained by a working group of IEEE. Read Full Definition
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802.11ac (Wi-Fi 5)
802.11ac, also known as Gigabit Wi-Fi, is a specification in the IEEE 802.11 family applicable to WLANs (wireless local area networks). Read Full Definition
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Temporal Key Integrity Protocol (TKIP)
Temporal Key Integrity Protocol (TKIP) is an encryption protocol included in the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) 802.11i standard for wireless local area networks (WLANs). Read Full Definition
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Wi-Fi (802.11x standard)
Wi-Fi is a term for certain types of wireless local area networks (WLAN) that use specifications in the IEEE 802.11 family of standards. Read Full Definition
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wireless distribution system (WDS)
A wireless distribution system (WDS) is a method of interconnecting access points (AP) in a wireless local area network (WLAN) without requiring that they connect through a wired backbone. Read Full Definition
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war driving (access point mapping)
War driving, also called access point mapping, is the act of locating and possibly exploiting connections to wireless local area networks (WLANs) while driving around a city or elsewhere. Read Full Definition
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802.11n
802.11n is an IEEE standard for wireless networking that boosts the speed, dependability and range of wireless transmissions in wireless local area networks (WLANs). Read Full Definition
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wireless broadband (WiBB)
Wireless broadband (WiBB) is high-speed internet and data service delivered through a wireless local area network (WLAN) or wireless wide area network (WWAN). Read Full Definition
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