Encore electronic ENUWI-N3 Manuel D’Utilisation

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ENUWI-N3 USB Wireless Adapter 802.11b/g/n Wireless LAN USB 2.0 Client Adapter 
 
 
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Allows you to power up a computer though it's Network Interface Card 
WAN 
Wide Area Network 
WCN 
Windows Connect Now. A Microsoft method for configuring and bootstrapping wireless 
networking hardware (access points) and wireless clients, including PCs and other 
devices.  
WDS 
Wireless Distribution System. A system that enables the interconnection of access points 
wirelessly.  
Web browser 
A utility that allows you to view content and interact with all of the information on the 
World Wide Web 
WEP 
Wired Equivalent Privacy is security for wireless networks that is supposed to be 
comparable to that of a wired network 
Wide Area Network 
The larger network that your LAN is connected to, which may be the Internet itself, or a 
regional or corporate network 
Wi-Fi 
Wireless Fidelity 
Wi-Fi Protected Access 
An updated version of security for wireless networks that provides authentication as well 
as encryption 
Wireless ISP 
A company that provides a broadband Internet connection over a wireless connection 
Wireless LAN 
Connecting to a Local Area Network over one of the 802.11 wireless standards 
WISP 
Wireless Internet Service Provider 
WLAN 
Wireless Local Area Network 
WPA 
Wi-Fi Protected Access. A Wi-Fi security enhancement that provides improved data 
encryption, relative to WEP.  
xDSL 
A generic term for the family of digital subscriber line (DSL) technologies, such as ADSL, 
HDSL, RADSL, and SDSL.  
Yagi antenna 
A directional antenna used to concentrate wireless signals on a specific location