NETGEAR ADSL Firewall Router DG834 - Manual (Page 236)

Reference Manual for the ADSL Firewall Router DG834
6 Glossary
Windows Internet
Naming Service WINS. Windows Internet Naming Service is a server process for resolving
Windows-based computer names to IP addresses. If a remote network
contains a WINS server, your Windows PCs can gather information from that
WINS server about its local hosts. This allows your PCs to browse that remote
network using Network Neighborhood.
WINS See Windows Internet Naming Service.
WPA Wi-Fi Protected Access (WPA) is a specification of standards-based,
interoperable security enhancements that increase the level of data protection
and access control for existing and future wireless LAN systems.