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  2. Personal area network - Wikipedia

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    A wireless personal area network (WPAN) is a PAN carried over a low-powered, short-distance wireless network technology such as IrDA, Wireless USB, Bluetooth, NearLink or Zigbee. The reach of a WPAN varies from a few centimeters to a few meters. WPANs specifically tailored for low-power operation of the sensors are sometimes also called low ...

  3. Wireless access point - Wikipedia

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    Wireless access point. 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 swtich or router, but in a wireless router it ...

  4. Access Point Name - Wikipedia

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    Access Point Name. APN settings connect your device to the internet via your mobile carrier’s cellular network. These settings include IP addresses, gateways, and other technical details that enable your phone to access mobile data and send MMS. Typically, your APN settings are configured automatically when you insert your SIM card or ...

  5. Wi-Fi - Wikipedia

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    Wi-Fi is a technology that enables personal computers, smartphones, gaming consoles, and digital audio devices to connect to the internet wirelessly within a network area. Wi-Fi access points can cover small areas like a room or extend to several square miles, providing internet access.

  6. Wireless network - Wikipedia

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    Wireless icon. A wireless network is a computer network that uses wireless data connections between network nodes. [1] Wireless networking allows homes, telecommunications networks and business installations to avoid the costly process of introducing cables into a building, or as a connection between various equipment locations. [2]

  7. Wireless LAN - Wikipedia

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    This notebook computer is connected to a wireless access point using a PC Card wireless card. An example of a Wi-Fi network. A wireless LAN (WLAN) is a wireless computer network that links two or more devices using wireless communication to form a local area network (LAN) within a limited area such as a home, school, computer laboratory, campus, or office building.

  8. IEEE 802.11 - Wikipedia

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    IEEE 802.11 is also a basis for vehicle-based communication networks with IEEE 802.11p. The standards are created and maintained by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) LAN/ MAN Standards Committee (IEEE 802). The base version of the standard was released in 1997 and has had subsequent amendments.

  9. Service set (802.11 network) - Wikipedia

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    A mesh basic service set (MBSS) is a self-contained network of mesh stations that share a mesh profile, defined in 802.11s. [9] Each node may also be an access point hosting its own basic service set, for example using the mesh BSS to provide Internet access for local users. In such a system, the BSS created by the access point is distinct from ...