When researching how to set up a Wi-Fi network, you're going to hear a lot of talk about routers and access points. While both help you connect to the internet, their roles in a network are ...

The IEEE 802.11 standard for wireless LANs enables interoperability between different vendors’ access points and switches, but it does not let WLAN systems assess a client’s radio frequency resources.

Are there really almost no name brand access points still being made and new models coming out (Wi-Fi 6e, 7, etc) that don't require a controller of some sort for full functionality? (And are ...

Is there any way to improve the effectiveness of a roaming handoff when the signal is dropping on the associated access point while there is an adjacent access point with a stronger signal? When the ...

Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co. today debuted a new family of access points for providing Wi-Fi coverage at locations such as office buildings. The HPE Aruba Networking 730 Series, as the product line ...

Now is the time for 6-gigahertz APs that deliver wider channels, faster speeds and improved security in K–12 classrooms. In the wireless technology industry, the year 2020 saw the biggest release of ...

Proxim said the access points -- the single-radio ORiNOCO AP-800 and the dual-radio ORiNOCO AP-8000 -- can break the cost and complexity barrier of WLAN deployments. Geoffrey Smith, Proxim's vice ...