BNET Business Dictionary
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
- 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...
- Research articles 2008-04-01
- 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:
- Research articles 2005-10-17
- 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...
- Research articles 2005-12-21
- Three Major Telecommunications Companies Join Network Access Point of the Americas Initiative in Downtown Miami; Mergenet Solutions Endorses Initiative
- Business Editors/Technology Writers MIAMI--BUSINESS WIRE--July 25, 2000 PanAmSat, Publicom Corporation, and IMPSAT Fiber Networks, along with Internet incubator Mergenet Solutions, Inc., have joined the Network Access Point NAP of the Americas initiative in downtown Miami. A network access point is a major Internet connection point that ties...
- Research articles 2000-07-25
- Reference design delivers low-cost Bluetooth access point.(Leading edge: what's hot in the design community)(Brief Article)
- CAMBRIDGE CONSULTANTS has unveiled a reference design for a Bluetooth cordless-telephony access point with a bill of materials of less than $15. The design allows users to employ mobile handsets with Bluetooth as three-way devices. They can make calls on the cellular network when roaming, but,...
- Research articles 2004-11-11
- Turn Your Wireless Modem Into a Wi-Fi Access Point
- Turn Your Wireless Modem Into a Wi-Fi Access PointWi-Fi Access without the RouterIf you have a Mac with Wi-Fi access in addition to your wireless modem, you can make it a hot spot without any additional equipment required. Just share your connection: go to [i]system preferences/sharing/internet[/i] and activate the [i]Airport[/i]...
- Discussion threads 2007-10-03
- SMC Networks' New Wireless Access Point/Storage Server Makes Network File Sharing and Backup Easy — and Secure; New 802.11g Wireless AP Centers or Extends Wireless Network with USB Storage Connectors for Easy File Access
- IRVINE, Calif. -- SMC Networks (www.smc.com) today announced the newest in its EZ ConnectTM g family of efficient 802.11g wireless networking products, the EZ Connect g 2.4GHz 54Mbps Wireless AP Storage (SMCWAPS-G). Designed to serve as the primary wireless network access point or as a wireless network extension, the new...
- Research articles 2005-10-18
- 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,...
- Research articles 2005-04-06
- 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...
- Research articles 1996-01-29
- 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...
- 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...
- Research articles 2006-05-22
- Single access point brings financial news and management systems closer to European Investors; Dow Jones Newswires and FirstQuote announce partnership.
- M2 PRESSWIRE-7 November 2000-DOW JONES: Single access point brings financial news and management systems closer to European Investors; Dow Jones Newswires and FirstQuote announce partnership C1994-2000 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:07112000 LONDON -- Professional and private investors across Europe can now...
- Research articles 2000-11-07
- 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
- MeshNetworks offers .11b access point, router. (Business).
- NEW YORK--With Federal Communications Commission technical approval now in hand, MeshNetworks, Maitland, Ela., has made com mercially available a new 802.1lb access point and a router the company believes will bring to wireless communications the i NEW YORK--With Federal Communications Commission technical approval ...
- Research articles 2002-11-25
- Tech traffic: Terremark Worldwide, operator of Miami's NAP, is bleeding red ink. But the company hopes its new healthcare and international ventures will boost business. (Infrastructure).(network access point)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
- There's little debate that Miami's NAP of the Americas has been a success in raising Florida's profile in the technology arena. The NAP--or network access point--is like an airport hub for internet traffic, where internet service providers hand off d There's little debate that Miami's NAP...
- Research articles 2002-09-01
- 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...
- Research articles 2008-06-16
- Buffalo access point, adapter. (Wireless Gear).(Buffalo Technology's AirStation G54 Broadband Router Access Point)(Brief Article)
- * Four-port Ethernet switch * Improved security * Two-year warranty Buffalo Technology is now shipping the AirStation G54 Broadband Router Access Point (model WBR-G54) and wireless CardBus Adapter (model WLI-CB-G54). Buffalo's G54 products...
- Research articles 2003-02-01
- 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. ...
- Research articles 2002-03-04
- ACS and Swets partner to offer full-text access via SwetsWise; SwetsWise now an access point for 31 most cited and most requested ACS journals.
- M2 PRESSWIRE-26 January 2004-Swets Information Services: ACS and Swets partner to offer full-text access via SwetsWise; SwetsWise now an access point for 31 most cited and most requested ACS journalsC1994-2004 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:01262004 Lisse, the Netherlands -- Swets Information Services...
- Research articles 2004-01-26
- Colubris Offers RSA Security Certified Enterprise Wireless LAN Access Point; Network World Magazine's 'World Class Award' Winning CN1050 Gets 'RSA Secured(TM) RSA Keon(R) Ready' Certification.
- LAVAL, QUEBEC, May 7, 2002 Colubris, the leader in highly-secure Wireless LAN solutions for enterprises, today announced that it has been selected by RSA Security to join the RSA SecuredTM Partner Program to support interoperability between the award-winning CN1050 wireless LAN access point and...
- Research articles 2002-05-08
