AP Last modified: Friday, January 16, 2004
Short for Access Point, a hardware device or a computer's software that acts as a communication hub for users of a wireless device to connect to a wired LAN. APs are important for providing heightened wireless security and for extending the physical range of service a wireless user has access to. Also see infrastructure mode and ad-hoc mode. Also see the Wireless LAN Standards chart in the Quick Reference section of Webopedia.
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