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LAN

Local area network Informatics A computer network confined to a limited area, usually of the same floor or building. See Ethernet. Cf Internet, WAN.
McGraw-Hill Concise Dictionary of Modern Medicine. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
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* Complex configuration--In general, setting up a LAN power sensor is simple, but it requires more steps than setting up a USB sensor.
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However, dual addressing (discussed earlier) causes a problem once again, because it was designed for systems in which machines would only connect to a LAN under the owner's control.
Security issues when using outside networks
At these companies, the people responsible for supporting the LAN will also manage the SAN.
iSCSI and Serial Attached SCSI: storage technologies for SMBs and remote offices
2) Seamless roaming between different medium connecting wireless LAN and a 3G network is realized through mobile IP technology (note 1*), enabling application to a broader network area.
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Teletronics' high-power LAN Card (Model 11-136) provides WEP encryption (64 bit or 128 bit) and supports an external antenna with MMCX connector.
FCC approval of Teletronics' high-power LAN Card
This supplies secure access to e-mail, internal LAN resources, Web resources and more from any remote computer.
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The year 2002 was a great year for wireless LAN component manufacturers, with sales of wireless LAN chip sets growing strongly over the previous year, despite a very slow world economy and a slow semiconductor market in general.
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To whip up a wireless LAN, you'll need to buy a wireless network access point, which connects to your network switch or gateway router and ties your card-carrying 802.11 devices together as a network.
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