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Wireless access point

In computer networking, a wireless access point (WAP), also called just access point (AP), is a networking 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 component of…

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Wireless data standards

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Wireless access point vs. ad hoc network

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Wireless access point vs. ad hoc network

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Wireless access point

Nodes60
Edges59
Triples40
Avg. degree1.97
Density0.033333
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Wireless access point

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related to Wireless access point vs. ad hoc network · 12
Wireless access point → Ad, An, Because, Bluetooth, Due, For, Internet, LAN, Some, Wi-Fi, WiFi Direct Access Point, Windows' Internet Connection Sharing
see also · 10
Wireless access point → APsList, Deprecated, Femtocell, Fi Direct, LAN, UMTS, Wi-Fi, Wi-FiHomePlug, Wi-FiLightweight Access Point Protocol, Wi-FiWireless Application Protocol
related to Security · 8
Wireless access point → AP, Many, Modern, The, WEP, Wireless, WPA, WPA2
related to Wireless data standards · 4
Wireless access point → Access, New, There, Wi-Fi

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wireless access wired wi-fi devices ap point network data using use connection ad hoc aps points connections also networking standards

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a quick data exchange or a multiplayer video gameinstance ofan ad hoc network is used in situations0.80text
WiFi Direct Access Pointinstance ofusing features like Windows' Internet Connection Sharing or dedicated software0.80text
may work well with a small number of devices that are close to each otherinstance ofusing features like Windows' Internet Connection Sharing or dedicated software0.80text
but ad hoc networks do not scale wellinstance ofusing features like Windows' Internet Connection Sharing or dedicated software0.80text
UMTSinstance ofa local-area base station using cellular network standards0.80text
rather than Wi-FiHomePluginstance ofa local-area base station using cellular network standards0.80text
Wireless access pointrelated to SecurityWireless0.60section
Wireless access pointrelated to SecurityMany0.60section
Wireless access pointrelated to SecurityAP0.60section
Wireless access pointrelated to SecurityThe0.60section
Wireless access pointrelated to SecurityModern0.60section
Wireless access pointrelated to SecurityWEP0.60section

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