What is WiFi?

What does Wi-Fi stand for?

Wi-Fi, regularly written as ‘wifi’ stands for ‘Wireless Fidelity’, which means ‘wireless reliability’. Most companies and households use Wi-Fi a LAN (Local Area Network, abbreviated: LAN). We speak of a WLAN when a Wireless Local Area Network is set up.

What do you use Wi-Fi for?

Wirelessly connect your network via Wi-Fi. If this network is connected to the WAN (Wide Area Network), it is possible to use the internet connection with your PC, laptop, mobile phone or tablet. In addition, game consoles also connect via a Wi-Fi connection, which makes online gaming possible. Use Wi-Fi via a wireless internet connection from any supporting device.

For what do you need to use Wi-Fi?

Use a computer, laptop, tablet, smartphone or other supporting device equipped with Wi-Fi capabilities. Do you want to create a wireless network (WLAN) at home based on Wi-Fi? Then a wireless router is required (also called an access point) to wirelessly connect more users to this device.

How does the technique work?

Wi-Fi stands for ‘Wireless Fidelity’, which is a standard for coding/encryption, summarized as "certificate that ensures the security of the network. There are different forms of Wi-Fi networks. All these networks are covered by the international standard described in ‘IEEE 802.11’. The most common Wi-Fi connections are IEEE 802.11b (max 11 Mbit / s) and IEEE 802.11g (max 54 Mbit / s) networks, also known as Wi-Fi-b and Wi-Fi-g networks. Devices using this standard operate with the radio frequencies within the 2.4 Ghz and / or 5.0 Ghz band. Under specific conditions the user does have access to these frequencies without a license.

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