What Wi-Fi

A wireless access point (AP) allows wireless devices to connect to a wireless network. A Cisco wireless network facilitates new devices online and offers flexible support for nomadic users.
A wireless access point acts on your network as does an amplifier on your stereo. It takes the bandwidth from the router and stretch it so that several devices can connect to the network at greater distances. But a wireless access point is not content to extend the range of Wi-Fi access. It also provides useful data about the network devices, offers proactive security and meets many other objectives.

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What is Wi-Fi?

Wi-Fi is a wireless network technology that allows peripherals such as computers (laptops and fixed), mobile devices (smartphones and portable devices), and other equipment (printers and video cameras) to access online. It allows these devices, and many others, to exchange information between them, which creates a network. Internet connectivity is made possible thanks to a wireless router. When you access Wi-Fi, you connect to a wireless router, which allows your devices compatible with Wi-Fi to access the Internet.

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What does the term Wi-Fi mean?

Wi-Fi is not an acronym; It is a brand name created by a marketing company supposed to allow interoperability.

How Wi-Fi works?

Technically, the IEEE 802 standard.He defines the protocols that allow communications with devices with Wi-Fi, including wireless routers and wireless access points. Access points support different IEEE standards. Each standard constitutes an amendment which has been ratified. Standards operate on variable frequencies, provide several bands and support different numbers of channels.

What is a wireless access point?

A wireless access point (AP) allows wireless devices to connect to a wireless network. A Cisco wireless network facilitates new devices online and offers flexible support for nomadic users.
A wireless access point acts on your network as does an amplifier on your stereo. It takes the bandwidth from the router and stretch it so that several devices can connect to the network at greater distances. But a wireless access point is not content to extend the range of Wi-Fi access. It also provides useful data about the network devices, offers proactive security and meets many other objectives.

What is a wireless router?

There are wireless routers in most households. These hardware devices are used by Internet service providers to connect to their cable or XDSL Internet network. A wireless router is sometimes called wireless local network (WLAN). The wireless network is also called Wi-Fi network. A wireless router combines network functions of a wireless access point and a router. Learn more about wireless routers.

What is a office wi-fi router?

Most users connect to the wireless Internet by means of a wireless router (Wi-Fi). These routers resemble small boxes with multiple short branches aimed at distributing a signal throughout the home or the workplace. The more the user is far from the Wi-Fi router, the lower the signal. This is the reason why several wireless routers are generally available, called signal amplifiers, in the workspace. Wi-Fi signal amplifiers are placed in a bay, to optimize or extend Internet coverage.

What is a mobile public access point?

A mobile public access point is a common functionality on smartphones with linked and unrelated connections. When you activate the mobile public access point on your phone, you share the connection of your wireless network with other devices that may have internet access.

What is a portable Wi-Fi public access point?

A portable Wi-Fi public access point is made accessible through a cell phone operator. This is a small device that uses cell phone towers to disseminate 3G high speed or 4G -strip signals. Many devices, such as iPads and laptops, can connect wirelessly, which allows easy connection to the Internet wherever you go. As with cell phones, the monthly cost of a portable public access point is based on the data package you choose. A portable Wi-Fi public access point is a more reliable way to access the Internet than to search for other static public uses.

Wi-fi: what is it ?

[In video] The incredible route of global internet traffic when we connect to the Internet, our data takes a very long journey. An email travels.

The term Wi-Fi is based on an analogy analogy with hi-fi (High Fidelity)). It means nothing specific, although we can read Wireless Fidelity or wireless loyalty.

Wi-fi, what is ?

Wi-Fi designates a communication protocol and a computer network computer network wirelessly. It has developed considerably in recent years. He is indifferently considered as a male or female term. Wi-Fi designates in practice wireless networks which pass through hotspots hotspots .

Wireless networks

Wi-fi is a technology developed in 1997. It ensures the connection of several devices (computers computers or desktops, tablet, smartphone smartphone, printer, box) between them and on the Internet without going through wires or cables. It emits frequencies located between 2.4 GHz to 5 GHz. It is governed by IEEE IEEE 802 standards.11.

HOSPOTS or Wi-Fi access terminals

THE Wireless Internet Hotspot Abbreviated in hotspot is generally translated by terminal or point (access) to Wi-Fi. Their scope rarely exceeds a hundred meters. They can be free or paid. There are two types:

• the standard access point;
• the community access point.

Community access points often have a local character, whether urban, rural or regional. In the first half of the 2000s, they were financed by several public organizations such as local authorities, the Datar (Delegation for regional planning and regional action) or leader (link between the development actions of the economy rural subsidized by the European Union).

What is Wi-Fi for ?

Wi-Fi facilitates data transmission. This is the reason why the State and local communities disseminate it.

The Wi-Fi logo was created in 1999 by Interbrand company, specializing in brand communication, which was inspired by the Chinese symbol of Yin and Yang. © Wi-Fi Alliance, Wikimedia Commons, DP

An increasingly easy transmission of data

Wi-Fi rids its users of wires and facilitates data transmission. WiFi 6, the latest, has many advantages:

• a high speed rate of 10 Gbit per second;
• Lower latency less than a milliseconde.

It is very effective for virtual reality, 4K video streaming streaming and video games:

• a 200 -meter cover;
• capacities of 12 Mbit/s per m²;
• Reinforced security.

Wi-Fi generalization

• The government encourages it through its digital digital development plan of the territory which must generalize broadband.
• SNCF makes Wi-Fi available to its users in stations and trains.
• Local authorities and cities encourage the development of Wi-Fi.

Public parks and gardens, museums, libraries, district town halls, are increasingly provided. Users have free access to it.

How does Wi-Fi work ?

Wi-Fi works thanks to the use of radio radio waves . The wireless network adapter that equips your computer transforms the information provided in a radio signal that an antenna transmits to your router or box, which is responsible for decoding them. An Ethernet cable sends this information to the Internet.

Wi-Fi code, what is ?

The Wi-Fi code means two different elements:

• The identifier or SSID that will help you choose a Wi-Fi network and connect to it;
• the password essential to connect to the network you have selected.

Codes can be provided for free or paying.