AP is a (Wireless) Access Point acronym, that (wireless) access points. If the wireless network card compared to a wired network Ethernet card, then the AP is the traditional wired network HUB, set up a small wireless LAN is currently the most commonly used equipment. AP is equivalent to a wired network and wireless network bridges, and its main role is to connect all the wireless network clients together, then the wireless network access Ethernet (this is the original meaning of the name of Access Point).
Most of the wireless AP support multi-user access, data encryption, multi-rate transmission and other functions, some products also provide a comprehensive wireless network management capabilities. For homes, offices, short-range wireless local area networks such terms, generally only a wireless AP can achieve all the computer's wireless access.
AP indoor coverage is generally 30m ~ 300m, currently many products can be interconnected AP manufacturers to increase the WLAN coverage area. It is because of the coverage of each AP has a certain limit, as the phone can roam between base stations as the wireless LAN client can also roam between AP.
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