Wi-Fi Alliance is a non-profit organization that owns the Wi-Fi trademark. Manufacturers may use the trademark to brand products certified for Wi-Fi interoperability...
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hotels, libraries, and airports. Wi-Fi is a trademark of the Wi-Fi Alliance, which restricts the use of the term "Wi-Fi Certified" to products that successfully...
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standard in the IEEE 802.11 set of protocols which is designated Wi-Fi 7 by the Wi-Fi Alliance. It has built upon 802.11ax, focusing on WLAN indoor and outdoor...
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Wi-Fi 6, or IEEE 802.11ax, is an IEEE standard from the Wi-Fi Alliance, for wireless networks (WLANs). It operates in the 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz bands, with...
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Wi-Fi Direct is a Wi-Fi standard for wireless connections that allows two devices to establish a direct Wi-Fi connection without an intermediary wireless...
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certification programs developed after 2000 by the Wi-Fi Alliance to secure wireless computer networks. The Alliance defined these in response to serious weaknesses...
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Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS), originally Wi-Fi Simple Config, is a network security standard to create a secure wireless home network. Created by Cisco...
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IEEE 802.11ac-2013 (redirect from Wi-fi ac)
the 5 GHz band. The standard has been retroactively labelled as Wi-Fi 5 by Wi-Fi Alliance. The specification has multi-station throughput of at least 1...
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IEEE 802.11n-2009 (redirect from Wi-Fi 4)
antennas to increase data rates. The Wi-Fi Alliance has also retroactively labelled the technology for the standard as Wi-Fi 4. It standardized support for...
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Opportunistic Wireless Encryption (redirect from Wi-Fi Enhanced Open)
transmitted in encrypted form. OWE was introduced by the Wi-Fi Alliance in 2018 as part of the Wi-Fi Certified Enhanced Open program. OWE is an extension...
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IEEE 802.11 (redirect from Wi-Fi Technical Information)
Wi-Fi 6 (2.4 GHz and 5 GHz) and Wi-Fi 6E (6 GHz) by the Wi-Fi Alliance. It is also known as High Efficiency Wi-Fi, for the overall improvements to Wi-Fi...
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physical location where people can obtain Internet access, typically using Wi-Fi technology, via a wireless local-area network (WLAN) using a router connected...
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Wireless Multimedia Extensions (redirect from Wi-Fi Multimedia)
Wireless Multimedia Extensions (WME), also known as Wi-Fi Multimedia (WMM), is a Wi-Fi Alliance interoperability certification, based on the IEEE 802...
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IEEE 802.11b-1999 (redirect from Wi-Fi 1)
identifies Wi-Fi devices that operate in 6 GHz. Wi-Fi 6E offers the features and capabilities of Wi-Fi 6 extended into the 6 GHz band. The Wi-Fi Alliance began...
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WiGig, alternatively known as 60 GHz Wi-Fi, refers to a set of 60 GHz wireless network protocols. It includes the current IEEE 802.11ad standard and also...
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standard. TKIP was designed by the IEEE 802.11i task group and the Wi-Fi Alliance as an interim solution to replace WEP without requiring the replacement...
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Super Wi-Fi refers to IEEE 802.11g/n/ac/ax Wi-Fi implementations over unlicensed 2.4 and 5 GHz Wi-Fi bands but with performance enhancements for antenna...
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IEEE 802.11a-1999 (redirect from Wi-Fi 2)
Retrieved 2017-02-12. "Wi-Fi CERTIFIED n: Longer-Range, Faster-Throughput, Multimedia-Grade Wi-Fi Networks" (PDF). Wi-Fi Alliance. September 2009. Banerji...
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Wi-Fi Sensing (also referred to as WLAN Sensing) is a technology that uses existing Wi-Fi signals for the purpose of detecting events or changes such...
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have been accepted into the Wi-Fi Alliance 802.11n draft 2.0 core technology testbed. They have also been selected in the Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS) and...
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Miracast (category Wi-Fi)
Miracast is a wireless communications standard created by the Wi-Fi Alliance which is designed to transmit video and sound from devices (such as laptops...
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Wi-Fi hotspots a lot more secure". TechSpot. 9 January 2018. "Wi-Fi Alliance® introduces Wi-Fi CERTIFIED WPA3™ security | Wi-Fi Alliance". www.wi-fi.org...
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"WiGig" operating over the unlicensed 60 GHz frequency band. The alliance was subsumed by the Wi-Fi Alliance in March 2013. The formation of the WiGig...
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IEEE 802.11bn (category Wi-Fi)
11 standard. It is also designated Wi-Fi 8. As its name suggests, 802.11bn aims to improve the reliability of Wi-Fi. 802.11bn will require more advanced...
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IEEE 802.11g-2003 (redirect from Wi-Fi 3)
Retrieved 2017-02-12. "Wi-Fi CERTIFIED n: Longer-Range, Faster-Throughput, Multimedia-Grade Wi-Fi Networks" (PDF). Wi-Fi Alliance. September 2009. Banerji...
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Wireless LAN (redirect from MDU Wi-Fi)
networks in the world. These are commonly called Wi-Fi, which is a trademark belonging to the Wi-Fi Alliance. They are used for home and small office networks...
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IEEE 802.11ah (redirect from Wi-Fi HaLow)
IEEE 802.11ah is a wireless networking protocol published in 2017 called Wi-Fi HaLow (/ˈheɪˌloʊ/) as an amendment of the IEEE 802.11-2007 wireless networking...
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from the same device. WiDi development was discontinued in 2016 in favor of Miracast, a standard developed by the Wi-Fi Alliance and natively supported...
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WECA may refer to: West of England Combined Authority Wi-Fi Alliance UDP-N-acetylglucosamine—undecaprenyl-phosphate N-acetylglucosaminephosphotransferase...
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Wi-Fi over Coax is a technology for extending and distributing Wi-Fi signals via coaxial cables. As an in-building wireless solution, Wi-Fi over Coax...
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