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change the PUK code. If you lose the code, contact your service provider or
network operator.
Security code
The security code is supplied with the radio card. It protects your radio card
against unauthorised use. Keep the code secret and in a safe place, separate from
the radio card. If you key in an incorrect security code five times in succession, the
radio card will not accept the correct code for the next five minutes.
Service provider
A company that offers telecommunications services, such as network services. A
service provider may be a network operator or a separate company.
Short message
See “Text message”.
SIM card
Subscriber Identity Module card. A small plastic card with an embedded
integrated circuit. The SIM card contains all the information the cellular network
needs to identify the network user. The SIM card also contains security-related
information.
SMS
Short Message Service. SMS is a network service provided by network operators or
service providers. It enables sending and receiving short text messages over the
digital cellular network. The standard length of a text message is 160 characters.
Text message
Short message that is sent over the digital cellular network. The standard length of
a text message is 160 characters.
WEP
Wired Equivalent Privacy. A security feature using the RC4 algorithm that
performs wireless data encryption. The WEP algorithm uses up to 152-bit keys.
Wireless station
Any computing device with a PC card slot, into which the radio card can be
inserted in order to send and receive data.
WLAN
Wireless Local Area Network. A local area network in which radio links are used to
connect devices instead of physical cables.
WLAN access point
Physical device that connects wired and wireless networks together.