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WAN

wide-area network. Connects LANs together. Typical WAN interfaces include plain old telephone (POT) lines, digital subscriber lines (DSL), broadband cable, ISDN, and T1/T3.

wavelength

The distance that an electromagnetic wave travels in one complete cycle.

WEP

Wired Equivalent Privacy. WEP data encryption is defined by the 802.11 standard to prevent access to the network by intruders using similar WLAN equipment and capture of WLAN traffic through eavesdropping. WEP enables the administrator to define a set of respective keys for each wireless network user based on a key string passed through the WEP encryption algorithm. Access is denied by anyone who does not have an assigned key.

wide-area network

See WAN.

Wi-Fi Alliance

A nonprofit group that develops and institutes interoperability testing and certification for 802.11 WLAN products.

wind loading

A characteristic of an antenna or other structure that is a measure of the forces applied to the structure due to wind.

WLAN

wireless local-area network. A short-range, computer-to-computer wireless data communications network.

WLCCP

Wireless LAN Context Control Protocol. The protocol used to facilitate communication between wired infrastructure devices such as APs and networks management stations, for radio management.

WPA

Wi-Fi Protected Access. The Wi-Fi Alliance specification for certification of authentication and encryption of WLANs in advance of the IEEE 802.11i standard. It was intended to solve known security problems with 802.11 WEP. WPA was intended for implementation in software to provide security capability for the majority of existing hardware platforms.

Yagi antenna

A directional antenna named for one of its inventors, which consists of a boom supporting a series of elements (typically, aluminum rods). Often called a beam antenna.