Wi-Fi
"Wi-Fi (pronounced /ˈwaɪfaɪ/) is a trademark of the Wi-Fi Alliance for certified products based on the IEEE 802.11 standards. This certification warrants interoperability between different wireless devices.
The term Wi-Fi is often used by the public as a synonym for wireless LAN (WLAN); but not every wireless LAN product has a Wi-Fi certification, which may be because of certification costs that must be paid for each certified device type.
Wi-Fi is supported by most personal computer operating systems, many game consoles, laptops, smartphones, printers, and other peripherals." - Wikipedia
"The Alliance promotes standards with the aim of improving the interoperability of wireless local area network products based on the IEEE 802.11 standards. The Wi-Fi Alliance, a consortium of separate and independent companies, agrees on a set of common interoperable products based on the family of IEEE 802.11 standards. The Wi-Fi Alliance certifies products via a set of defined test-procedures to establish interoperability. Those manufacturers with membership of Wi-Fi Alliance and whose products pass these interoperability tests can mark their products and product packaging with the Wi-Fi logo." - Wikipedia
Learn much more about: The Wi-Fi Alliance and Wi-Fi at Wikipedia.org . Topics covered by Wikipedia are:
History
Uses
Advantages and challenges
~ Operational advantages
~ Limitations
~ Reach
~ Mobility
~ Threats to security
~ Population
~ Channel pollution
Hardware
~ Standard devices
~ Distance records
~ Embedded systems
Network security
~ Securing methods
~ Piggybacking
City-wide Wi-Fi
Origin and meaning of the term Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi Alliance
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