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  2. Private network - Wikipedia

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    Private network. In Internet networking, a private network is a computer network that uses a private address space of IP addresses. These addresses are commonly used for local area networks (LANs) in residential, office, and enterprise environments. Both the IPv4 and the IPv6 specifications define private IP address ranges.

  3. Default gateway - Wikipedia

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    Router2 manages its attached networks and default gateway; router 3 does the same; router 1 manages all routes within the internal networks. Accessing internal resources

  4. Wi-Fi Protected Access - Wikipedia

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    Wi-Fi Protected Access ( WPA ), Wi-Fi Protected Access 2 ( WPA2 ), and Wi-Fi Protected Access 3 ( WPA3) are the three security certification programs developed after 2000 by the Wi-Fi Alliance to secure wireless computer networks. The Alliance defined these in response to serious weaknesses researchers had found in the previous system, Wired ...

  5. Cisco Valet routers - Wikipedia

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    The Valet M10 along with the Valet Plus M20 were Cisco's first routers in the Valet series. The M10 is a 2.4 GHz single-band 802.11n wireless router featuring 10/100 LAN connectivity. The v1 of this model is equivalent to the Linksys E1000 v1 and WRT160N v3, sharing the same hardware and specifications. It is white in color and features a light ...

  6. Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol - Wikipedia

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    v. t. e. The Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol ( DHCP) is a network management protocol used on Internet Protocol (IP) networks for automatically assigning IP addresses and other communication parameters to devices connected to the network using a client–server architecture. [1]

  7. Default password - Wikipedia

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    The default username and password are usually found in the instruction manual (common for all devices) or on the device itself. [citation needed] Default passwords are one of the major contributing factors to large-scale compromises of home routers. [1] Leaving such a password on devices available to the public is a major security risk.

  8. Wireless security - Wikipedia

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    Wireless security. Wireless security is the prevention of unauthorized access or damage to computers or data using wireless networks, which include Wi-Fi networks. The term may also refer to the protection of the wireless network itself from adversaries seeking to damage the confidentiality, integrity, or availability of the network.

  9. Network switch - Wikipedia

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    A network switch (also called switching hub, bridging hub, and, by the IEEE, MAC bridge [1]) is networking hardware that connects devices on a computer network by using packet switching to receive and forward data to the destination device. A network switch is a multiport network bridge that uses MAC addresses to forward data at the data link ...