Not to be confused with 802.11x, which is the term used to describe the family
of 802.11 standards for wireless LAN technology,
802.1X is the IEEE standard for port-based Network
Access Control for enabling restricted use of IEEE 802 LAN service access points
(ports) to secure communication between authenticated and authorized devices.
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Did You Know... How Wireless Networks Work A wireless network or Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) serves the same purpose as a wired one . to link a group of computers. Because "wireless" doesn't require costly wiring, the main benefit is that it's generally easier, faster and cheaper to set up.
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