Ericsson WCDMA/HSDPA - Manual (Page 66)

Glossary
Wireless
A common term used to describe
telecommunications in which radio waves
(rather than some form of wire) carry the
signal over part or all of the communication
path.
WLAN
Wireless Local Area Network.
A WLAN is a network in which a mobile user
can connect to a LAN through a wireless
(radio) connection. The IEEE 802.11 standard
specifies the technologies for wireless LANs.
WPA
Wi-Fi Protected Access.
An authentication and encryption standard for
wireless networks. WPA addresses the
security limitations of WEP, providing a
stronger data encryption method; TKIP. WPA
data encryption is based on a WPA master
key. The master key is derived from the pass
phrase and the network name (SSID) of the
device.
WPA2
Wi-Fi Protected Access 2.
An enhanced version of WPA. For data
encryption, WPA2 uses AES instead of TKIP.
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