Mediabridge MWN-USB300N User Guide - Manual (Page 21)

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Appendix 1: Acronyms and Terms
WLAN Wireless Local Area Network
802.11 A family of specifications developed by the IEEE for
WLAN technology.
802.11b An extension to 802.11 WLAN standard that
provides up to 11 Mbps transmission in the 2.4 GHz
ISM radio band. 802.11b uses DSSS modulation.
802.11g An extension to 802.11 WLAN standard that
provides up to 54 Mbps transmission in the 2.4 GHz
ISM radio band. 802.11b uses OFDM modulation and
is backwards compatible with 802.11b.
802.11n higher transmission rate, supports Multi-Input
Multi-Output(MIMO ）technology.
WEP Wired Equivalent Privacy. A security protocol for WLANs
defined in the IEEE 802.11 standard.
WPA Wireless Protected Access ， adopts rotating keys.
ICS Microsoft Internet Connection Sharing enables
multi-computer to share access to Internet via one
PC.