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  2. PRIVATE WiFi® Quick Start Guide - AOL Help

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    1. Opening PRIVATE WiFi. The PRIVATE WiFi software will open automatically whenever you start your computer. If you change this default setting, you can manually open PRIVATE WiFi by clicking the desktop icon or on a PC: go to Start > All Programs > PRIVATE WiFi, Mac: double-click the icon in your Applications Folder. 2. Activating PRIVATE WiFi

  3. Install and uninstall Private WiFi for AOL on a computer

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    1. Log in to your AOL account. 2. Visit the Private WiFi product page. 3. Click Download Now. 4. Once download is complete, click Open. 5. Click Run. 6. Click Next. 7. Check the Confirmation box and click Next to accept the license agreement and install Private WiFi. 8. Check the Run Private WiFi for AOL now box and click Finish to complete the ...

  4. Wi-Fi - Wikipedia

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    Wi-Fi (/ ˈ w aɪ f aɪ /) [1] [a] is a family of wireless network protocols based on the IEEE 802.11 family of standards, which are commonly used for local area networking of devices and Internet access, allowing nearby digital devices to exchange data by radio waves.

  5. Wireless access point - Wikipedia

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    In computer networking, a wireless access point (WAP) (also just access point (AP)) is a networking hardware device that allows other Wi-Fi devices to connect to a wired network or wireless network. As a standalone device, the AP may have a wired or wireless connection to a switch or router , but in a wireless router it can also be an integral ...

  6. Wi-Fi Protected Setup - Wikipedia

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    In addition, there is another way to connect called WPS Pin that is used by some devices to connect to the wireless network. [1] Wi-Fi Protected Setup allows the owner of Wi-Fi privileges to block other users from using their household Wi-Fi. The owner can also allow people to use Wi-Fi. This can be changed by pressing the WPS button on the ...

  7. Private WiFi | 30-Day Free* Trial | AOL Products

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    Help protect your online privacy with Private WiFi. Encrypts and anonymizes internet browsing on up to 10 devices. Try it free* now!

  8. Service set (802.11 network) - Wikipedia

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    In IEEE 802.11 wireless local area networking standards (including Wi‑Fi), a service set is a group of wireless network devices which share a service set identifier (SSID)—typically the natural language label that users see as a network name. (For example, all of the devices that together form and use a Wi‑Fi network called "Foo" are a ...

  9. Wireless network interface controller - Wikipedia

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    A wireless network interface controller (WNIC) is a network interface controller which connects to a wireless network, such as Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, or LTE (4G) or 5G rather than a wired network, such as an Ethernet network. A WNIC, just like other NICs, works on the layers 1 and 2 of the OSI model and uses an antenna to communicate via radio waves.