User's Manual

thorized users out. Hotspots, on the other hand, are

often free of standard security practices in an effort to

make it easy for anyone to connect. It may be found that

some fee based hotspots administered by service provid-

ers offer some level of security; however, when using a

hotspot, it’s always a good idea to be proactive and to

employ your own security measures.

Terminology

Wi-Fi: Short for “Wireless Fidelity,” a generic label that

refers to wireless networks or networking.

Hotspot: A specific geographic location in which an ac-

cess point provides public wireless broadband network

services to mobile visitors through a wireless LAN.

Throughput: The amount of data transmitted in a set

amount of time.

Bandwidth: the amount of data that can be carried from

one point to another in a given time period (usually a sec-

ond).

Chipset: A group of microchips that execute various func-

tions.