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Access point.

Also written AP, WAP.

What is an access point?

An access point turns the wired network into Wi-Fi for one area. Coverage is not the hard part; capacity is, and the choice is made on how many people sit inside one radio's cell, not on the speed printed on the box. A single PoE cable powers it and carries its traffic, which is why a wireless project is a cabling project first.

Defined by IEEE 802.11, the wireless LAN standard every access point implements, published by IEEE.

Wireless Access Point (DAP-X2810/UDL), a Access point part supplied by Data Systems
Access point in the catalogue: Wireless Access Point (DAP-X2810/UDL), DAP-X2810/UDL. Catalogue photograph.
Data Systems poster on access points, a ceiling mounted access point over a cutaway office floor plan, with four planning points: coverage, capacity, wired uplink and management
Access points, put Wi-Fi where it works. Wi-Fi planning starts with the space. Coverage depends on walls, layout and mounting position; capacity on active users and their applications; the wired uplink on link speed and PoE; and management on whether guest access and central control are needed. An access point adds wireless access to an existing network. From the Wall of Networking.

Published by Data Systems, network material suppliers in Secunderabad, Hyderabad since 1984, which is 42 years of experience with these parts. Written from the standards named above. Last checked 2026-08-19. How we check this, and what we got wrong.

Data Systems, a network material supplier in Secunderabad, Hyderabad since 1984 with branches in Vijayawada and Visakhapatnam, supplies Access point across India through official channels. Send a list, get one quote.

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