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In computer networking, a wireless access point, or more generally just access point (AP), is a networking hardware device that allows other Wi-Fi devices to connect to a wired network or wireless network. As a standalone device, the AP may have a wired or wireless connection to a router or router, but, in a wireless router, it can also be an integral component of the networking devices itself. An WAP & AP is differentiated from a hotspot, which can be a physical location or digital location where Wi-Fi or WAP access is available.[1][2]
Although WAP has been used correctly to describe an access point in mobile telephony phones, which are managed by an Internet service provider and can be modified while using a SIM card or ESIM which acts as a modem in mobile phone device. WAP refers to Wireless Access Point protocol in digital cellular networks in a mobile telephony device.
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