{"wikiid":484102,"langid":"en","namespace":"CATEGORY","title":"Wireless AP","revisionid":989657,"contents_raw":"== Background Information ==\n\nA Wireless Access Point, or Wireless AP, is a piece of networking hardware that creates a wireless local area network and allows for multiple Wi-Fi-capable devices to connect to a wired network.\n\nWhile Wireless APs are often integrated into a commercial home router, standalone APs can be purchased, and are often used in enterprises grade networks to create designated wireless network areas. Access points are connected to either a separate router or network switch via a physical ethernet cable.\n\n== Additional Information ==\n\n* [link|https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Wireless_access_point|Wireless Access Point Wikipedia page]\n* [link|https:\/\/www.linksys.com\/what-is-a-wifi-access-point.html|Linksys' article on Wireless Access Points and how they're different from Range Extenders]","contents_json":{"type":"doc","content":[{"type":"heading","attrs":{"level":2},"content":[{"type":"text","text":"Background Information"}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"A Wireless Access Point, or Wireless AP, is a piece of networking hardware that creates a wireless local area network and allows for multiple Wi-Fi-capable devices to connect to a wired network."}]},{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","text":"While Wireless APs are often integrated into a commercial home router, standalone APs can be purchased, and are often used in enterprises grade networks to create designated wireless network areas. Access points are connected to either a separate router or network switch via a physical ethernet cable."}]},{"type":"heading","attrs":{"level":2},"content":[{"type":"text","text":"Additional Information"}]},{"type":"bulletList","attrs":[],"content":[{"type":"listItem","content":[{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","marks":[{"type":"link","attrs":{"href":"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Wireless_access_point","target":false}}],"text":"Wireless Access Point Wikipedia page"}]}]},{"type":"listItem","content":[{"type":"paragraph","content":[{"type":"text","marks":[{"type":"link","attrs":{"href":"https:\/\/www.linksys.com\/what-is-a-wifi-access-point.html","target":false}}],"text":"Linksys' article on Wireless Access Points and how they're different from Range Extenders"}]}]}]}]},"contents_rendered":"
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A Wireless Access Point, or Wireless AP, is a piece of networking hardware that creates a wireless local area network and allows for multiple Wi-Fi-capable devices to connect to a wired network.<\/p>\n\n

While Wireless APs are often integrated into a commercial home router, standalone APs can be purchased, and are often used in enterprises grade networks to create designated wireless network areas. Access points are connected to either a separate router or network switch via a physical ethernet cable.<\/p>\n\n

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Additional Information<\/h2><\/div>\n\n