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Practical Wi-Fi Security

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Overview This white paper provides information about Wi-Fi which is an abbreviation for wireless fidelity and is used to refer generically to any type of wireless network based on the IEEE 802.11 standard be that network 802.11b (an 11 Mbps technology, currently the most popular form of Wi-Fi), 802.11a (a 54 Mbps technology, a newer and emerging favorite), 802.11g (55 Mbps), or other formats. This white paper covers basic Wi-Fi concepts and terminology and discusses how important security issues are for proper deployment and use of this powerful and flexible networking technology.

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Publisher	Ziff Davis Media	File Format	HTML
Date Published	December 2006	Downloads	2
Format	White Papers
Topics	802.11, Wireless LAN, Network Security

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