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MTU  (Maximum Transmission Unit) - The size in bytes of the largest packet that can be 

transmitted. 

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NAT (Network Address Translation) - NAT technology translates IP addresses of a local area 

network to a different IP address for the Internet. 

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PPPoE (Point to Point Protocol over Ethernet) - PPPoE is a protocol for connecting remote 

hosts to the Internet over an always-on connection by simulating a dial-up connection. 

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SSID - A  Service  Set  Identification is a thirty-two character (maximum) alphanumeric key 

identifying a wireless local area network. For the wireless devices in a network to 

communicate with each other, all devices must be configured with the same SSID. This is 

typically the configuration parameter for a wireless PC card. It corresponds to the ESSID in 

the wireless Access Point and to the wireless network name.   

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WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy) - A data privacy mechanism based on a 64-bit or 128-bit or 

152-bit shared key algorithm, as described in the IEEE 802.11 standard.   

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Wi-Fi - A trade name for the 802.11b wireless networking standard, given by the Wireless 

Ethernet Compatibility Alliance (WECA, see http://www.wi-fi.net), an industry standards group 

promoting interoperability among 802.11b devices. 

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WLAN  (Wireless  Local  Area  Network)  - A group of computers and associated devices 

communicate with each other wirelessly, which network serving users are limited in a local 

area.