What is Wireless Access Point

[fflygirl]

I have heard about Wireless Access Point? What it means, is it related to the wireless devices can it works for mobile devices, what is the need of Wireless Access Point, what are their application, what are type of WAP? Please give me some information regarding this topic

[Potawatomi]

In order to connect wired communication devices to a wireless network using Wi-Fi, Bluetooth we make the use of WAP (Wireless Access Point). A wireless access point, allows you to access the Internet through routing device or modem without using any kind of physical modems like wire or cables. It connects with the routers and transfers the data between wireless and wired devices by using radio frequency. The best example for common public application of WAPs is hotspot, where wireless clients can connect to the Internet without consider for the particular networks to which they have attach for the instant. Today most of the cities, libraries, mall, and coffeehouses owned open access points which allow the clients to stay continuously connected to the internet.

[Ottawa]

WAP involve multiple protocols and a whole network design for delivery of wireless content. The WAP Design is based on the OSI model. It also uses several new types of protocol that is useful to perform on various networks. It also uses well- known web protocols like HTTP, TCP and SSL. Various WAP-enabled devices exist nowadays, although most of the application such as news feed, stock quotes are generally limited. To connect your device to WAP you should keep the following things in your mind: check out whether the Wi- Fi connection is turn on, in your laptop or Mobile.