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Business Definition for: Access Point

  • a transceiver in a wireless local area network that connects a wired local area network to wireless devices or that connects wireless devices to each other

Additional Resources

Bluesocket® Partners with RealNet for Industry-Leading Wireless Access Point; Collaboration leads to Rapid Development of a Third-generation Access Point
BURLINGTON, Mass. -- Bluesocket, Inc., (www.bluesocket.com) the leader in open wireless security and management solutions, today announced that it has partnered with RealNet Solutions, Inc., to bring to market the BlueSecure Access Point model 1500 and 1540. RealNet Solutions, an embedded software and development company, specializes in wireless access point...
Tags: collaboration
Research articles 2005-12-21
Trapeze Networks Announces the Open Access Point Initiative
PLEASANTON, Calif. -- D-Link Delivers First Fully Compatible Access Point in the Trapeze Networks Open Access Point Initiative
Research articles 2005-03-14
Bluesocket Announces Availability of BlueSecure 80211.n Access Point
Distributed Switching Architecture and Advanced 802.11n Access Point Pave the Way for Next-Generation Mobility
Tags: access point
Research articles 2008-04-29
Wireless access point
The mesh-enabled AP-7131 802.11a/b/g/n Access Point integrates three 802.11n radios that simultaneously support high-speed client access, mesh backhaul and dedicated dual-band intrusion protection to support high-speed wireless voice and data services, mesh networking and non-data applications such as IPS. The fully DFS-compliant 802.11n Draft 2.0 AP-7131 offers speeds up to...
Tags: Associated Press, radio, Wi-Fi, WIRELESS
Research articles 2008-04-01
NEC to Push Sales of Point-to-point Wireless Access System PASOLINK
NEC Corporation (TSE: 6701) has announced that it will accelerate sales of point-to-point wireless access system "PASOLINK" for Chinese market.
Tags: NEC Corp., sales
Research articles 2004-11-05
Trapeze Networks Drives New Solution for Access Point Interoperability in IETF CAPWAP Working Group
PLEASANTON, Calif. -- As part of its Open Access Point Initiative OAPI announced last month, Trapeze NetworksTM, award winning provider of the wireless LAN WLAN Mobility SystemTM, is driving a proposal within the IETF that will provide a very simple way for an access point AP and an access controller,...
Tags: access point, WLAN
Research articles 2005-04-06
CROSSWAVE SET TO ADD TELECOMS ACCESS POINT IN JAPAN.
(Full text of a statement. Contact details below.) TOKYO, Mar. 1 PRNewswire Asia-FirstCall - Crosswave Communications Inc. (Nasdaq: CWCI)("Crosswave") today announced that the company has added an access point and started operation in Naha City, Okinawa Prefecture of Japan as of March 1, 2002. ...
Tags: broadband, Japan, Nasdaq Stock Market Inc., NETWORKING, Readers, TELECOMMUNICATIONS, WIRELESS
Research articles 2002-03-04
Hughes Network Systems Announces First System to Provide Both Point-to-Multipoint and Point-to-Point Broadband Wireless Access
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Research articles 2001-06-12
Enterasys Networks Expands Its Secure Wireless Product Portfolio; New RoamAbout wireless switch, unified access point and thin access point deliver the full benefits of Secure Networks to enterprise wireless networks
ANDOVER, Mass. -- Enterasys NetworksR (NYSE: ETS), the Secure Networks CompanyTM, today introduced three new wireless products that expand its Secure Wireless product portfolio: The RoamAboutR AP4102 unified access point, the AP1002 thin access point, and the 8400 wireless switch. Key features of these products include:
Tags: access point, benefit, Enterasys Networks, Secure Networks, wireless
Research articles 2005-10-17
Ascend and Xircom Announce Technology Partnership for ISDN Remote Access Interoperability; Xircom to Embed Ascend MPP Technology in Remote Access Products
ALAMEDA, Calif.--BUSINESS WIRE--June 13, 1995--Ascend Communications, Inc.(NASDAQ: ASND), a leading supplier of high-speed remote access equipment, today announced it will license its "Multichannel Point-to-Point" MPP protocol to Xircom, Inc. to provide enhanced interoperability between Xircom's remote site devices and Ascend's central-site MAX WAN access switches. Ascend's MPP protocol is...
Tags: Ascend Communications, ISDN, partnership, remote access
Research articles 1995-06-13
HP Creates a Simple, Reliable Way to Connect Portable PCs to a LAN; Infrared Light Replaces Cumbersome Cables on New NetBeamIR LAN Access Point
PALO ALTO, Calif.--BUSINESS WIRE--Jan. 29, 1996-- Hewlett-Packard Company, the leader in network systems for workgroups, today introduced NetBeamIR LAN access point, a desktop device that uses an infrared beam to connect a portable PC to a network. NetBeamIR LAN access point gives mobile professionals fast, easy and reliable access...
Tags: Hewlett-Packard Co., LAN, network, PC
Research articles 1996-01-29
Check Point Supports Microsoft Network Access Protection Technology for Security Policy Enforcement
REDWOOD CITY, Calif. -- Check Point Builds Upon Total Access Protection Initiative with Support for Microsoft Standards
Tags: Check Point Software Technologies Ltd., network, security
Research articles 2004-12-13
HP to Support New 4Mbps Infrared Networking Product; HP OmniBook PCs Will Integrate New IrDA-2-compatible IR Port for HP NetBeamIR LAN Access Point
PALO ALTO, Calif.--BUSINESS WIRE--Jan. 29, 1996-- Hewlett-Packard Company today announced that HP OmniBook notebook PCs will support the new HP NetBeamIR LAN access point, an innovative infrared IR networking product. The HP NetBeamIR LAN access point, also announced today, gives mobile professionals fast, easy and reliable access to critical...
Tags: access point, Hewlett-Packard Co., PC
Research articles 1996-01-29
Wavion Launches Company; Introduces New Category of Metro Wi-Fi Access Point; MIMO-Based Spatially Adaptive Access Point Quadruples Coverage and Capacity of Current Metro Wi-Fi; Cuts Costs by Half and Vastly Improves User Experience
SAN JOSE, Calif. -- Wavion, a new provider of metro Wi-Fi access points APs and technology for service providers and infrastructure equipment vendors, today introduced a new category of wireless AP. Wavion's spatially adaptive access point is the first MIMO-based metro-scale AP, which resolves the performance, penetration and profitability challenges...
Tags: access point, Associated Press, MIMO, Wi-Fi, Wi-Fi access point
Research articles 2006-05-22
AmeriTech Announces Selection of Renasis' SAP36g High Powered Multifunctional Access Point
SAP36g High Powered Multifunctional Access Point Selected to Provide Pervasive, Ubiquitous Wireless Coverage for Draper Campus
Tags: access point, Ameritech
Research articles 2007-10-09
PoE configurable transformer with multiple output variations, three power levels.(Passive & Discrete Components)
The Coiltronics[R] Power over Ethernet PD configurable transformer from Cooper Electronic Technologies features a design that allows for multiple output variations and three power levels: 4W, 7W and 13W. These transformers are IEEE 802.3af-compliant for Power over Ethernet applications. Additional uses include UPS, VoIP phone, wireless...
Tags: Cooper
Research articles 2005-02-01
Aruba Networks' Remote Access Point Wins Techworld 2008 Wireless Security Product of the Year Award
Aruba Networks, Inc. (NASDAQ: ARUN), a global leader in wireless LANs and secure unified mobility solutions, today announced that it has been awarded the Wireless Security Product of the Year Award by Techworld for its Remote Access Point RAP technology. Targeted at organizations with teleworkers, traveling executives, branch offices, first...
Tags: Aruba Networks, remote access
Research articles 2008-06-16
Alvarion's New BreezeNET® B100 Achieves Breakthrough Speeds, Performance for Point-to-Point Access, Backhaul Applications
TEL AVIV, Israel -- Alvarion Ltd., (NASDAQ: ALVR), the world's leading provider of wireless broadband solutions and specialized mobile networks, today announced that its new BreezeNET B100 has achieved breakthrough speeds and performance for point-to-point broadband access and backhaul applications. Available in Q3 2006, the B100 is a carrier class...
Tags: Alvarion Ltd., performance
Research articles 2006-05-16
ZyXEL Offers First Ultra Small Device to Combine Wi-Fi Hotspot Finder with Access Point for Easy, Anywhere Wireless Internet Surfing
ANAHEIM, Calif. -- New ZyXEL AG-225H Wi-Fi Finder Features Dual-Band Client Adapter and Soft Access Point for Quick and Simple On-the-Road Networking
Tags: access point, Internet, Wi-Fi, Wi-Fi hotspot, wireless, wireless Internet
Research articles 2005-08-11
Bluetooth access point launched by D-Link
Worldwide Computer Products News-27 January 2004-Bluetooth access point launched by D-LinkC1995-2004 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD http://www.m2.com
Tags: access point, Bluetooth
Research articles 2004-01-27
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