Edimax Technology Wireless LAN Access Point - Manual (Page 44)

Troubleshooting
5. What is W EP?
WEP s tands f or Wired Equi val ent Privac y, a data
privac y mechanism based on a 64(40)-bit shared key
algorithm.
6.
What is a M AC Address?
The Media Acc ess Control (MAC) address is a unique
number assigned by t he manufac turer t o any Ether net
net wor king device, s uch as a net wor k adapt er, that
allows the net wor k t o identif y it at the hardware level.
For all practical purposes , this number is us uall y
permanent. Unlike I P address es, whic h can c hange
ever y time a computer l ogs on to t he net wor k, t he MAC
address of a device stays the same, making it a
val uable identifi er for t he net work.
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