First 802.11 Access Point The InTalk WR1200 was the first access point (AP) to conform to the IEEE 802.11 standard. Introduced in 1998, the unit supported a maximum rate of 2 Mbps.

They're sort of like router-access point hybrids. That said, standard APs aren't capable of doing all this. Unless you have a mesh setup, the router does its job and APs do theirs.

ClearOne Announces the Addition of a 4-Channel Access Point and a 4-Bay Dock for its Award-Winning DIALOG® UVHF Wireless Microphone System.

GTT paid $40 million to acquire Access Point, composed of $35 million in cash and 115,194 shares valued at $5 million. Citizens Capital Markets served as adviser to Access Point on this transaction.

An access point serves as a central transmitter; A Wi-Fi extender acts as a bridge between your router and the devices that are outside of its reach, ...