Access Point (AP)

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Abbreviation(s) and Synonym(s):

NIST SP 1800-8b, NIST SP 800-114, NIST SP 800-121 Rev. 1, NIST SP 800-121 Rev. 2, NIST SP 800-153, NIST SP 800-48 Rev. 1, NIST SP 800-69, NIST SP 800-97

Definition(s):

A device that logically connects wireless client devices operating in infrastructure to one another and provides access to a distribution system, if connected, which is typically an organization’s enterprise wired network.
Source(s):
NIST SP 800-121 Rev. 2
NIST SP 800-48 Rev. 1 [Withdrawn]
NIST SP 800-121 Rev. 1 [Superseded]

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