In computer networking, a Wi-Fi Array is a device that allows up to 1,024 wireless users to connect to a wireless network using multiple antennas and radios that support Wi-Fi wireless communication standards.Wi-Fi Arrays are wireless replacements for managed Ethernet switchesthat employ mesh networking to place intelligence, processing, and encryption power at the edge of the network by integrating a wireless LAN switch and multiple access points into a single package. Each access point, or radio, acts as a central transmitter and receiver of Wi-Fi radio signals. Prior to wireless networks, setting up a computer network in a building required running many cables]through the facility in order to deliver network access to all of the network-enabled devices.Wireless access points allow network users to access the network with few or no cables.The WAPs being manufactured today are built to support a IEEE defined standard for sending and receiving data using radio frequencies rather than cabling.[9]Wi-Fi Arrays allow further convenience and efficiency by bundling multiple access points, a wireless LAN controller, and a Wi-Fi threat sensor, into a single package.
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