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Uplink: Link to the next level up in a com-
munication hierarchy.
UTP (Unshielded Twisted Pair) cable:
Two or more unshielded wires twisted to-
gether to form a cable.
WAN (Wide Area Network): A networking
system covering a wide geographical area.
WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy): An
encryption method based on 64 or 128-bit
algorithm.
Web Browser: A software program that al-
lows viewing of web pages.
Wi-Fi (Wireless Fidelity): An organiza-
tion that tests and assures interoperability
among WLAN devices.
Wire Speed: The maximum speed at
which a given packet can be transferred
using Ethernet and Fast Ethernet standard
specifications.
WLAN (Wireless LAN): A LAN topology us-
ing wireless devices.
VPN (Virtual Private Network): A security
method to connect remote LAN users to a
corporate LAN system.