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● Wi-Fi Client — A wireless device that connects to the Internet via Wi-Fi.
● WLAN — Wireless Local Area Network. A typically low-power network that transmits a wireless signal
over a span of a few hundred feet and usually only to stationary devices.
● WPA/WPA2 — Wi-Fi Protected Access. A security protocol for wireless 802.11 networks from the Wi-Fi
Alliance.
● WWAN — Wireless Wide Area Network. Wireless network technologies deployed over a large
geographical area to a large number of users (see WLAN). This service is usually provided through
cellular providers. WWAN connectivity allows a user with a laptop and a WWAN device to surf the
Internet, check email, or connect to a virtual private network (VPN) from anywhere within the
coverage area of the network operator.