In a wireless local area network (WLAN), an access
point is a station that transmits and receives data (sometimes referred to as a transceiver). An access
point connects users to other users within the network and also can serve as the point of
interconnection between the WLAN and a fixed wire network. Each access point can serve multiple
users within a defined network area; as people move beyond the range of one access point, they are
automatically handed over to the next one. A small WLAN may only require a single access point; the
number required increases as a function of the number of network users and the physical size of the
network.
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