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In the new era of generation, the people that involved in working class or
students that need a fast output, always searching for a technology that fits their needs
and is suitable to bring everywhere. As the demand for this kind of technology
increases, the experts invented a good device to promote the immediate access to the
internet, anywhere and anytime. And the Wi-Fi is finally born, bringing new thoughts and
comfortability.
The term Wi-Fi suggests Wireless Fidelity has often been used in an informal
way. The term Wi-Fi, first used commercially in August 1999, 1 was coined by a brand
consulting firm called Interbrand Corporation that had been hired by the Alliance to
determine a name that was "a little catchier than 'IEEE 802.11b Direct Sequence'." 2
Interbrand invented Wi-Fi as simply a play on words with Hi-Fi, and also created the yin
How it works
mobile phone, MP3 player or PDA (Personal Digital Assistant) can connect to the
Internet when within range of a wireless network connected to the Internet. The
coverage of one or more interconnected access points are called hotspot that can
business in a given area sometimes provide free Wi-Fi access to attract or assist
clients. The Wi-Fi also allows connectivity in peer-to-peer (wireless ad-hoc network)
mode, which enables devices to connect directly with each other. This connectivity
Wireless network adapters are now built into most laptops. The price of chipsets
for Wi-Fi continues to drop, making it an economical networking option included in even
Different competitive brands of access points and client network interfaces are
inter-operable at a basic level of service making Wi-Fi as a global set of standards. And
unlike mobile telephones, any standard Wi-Fi device will work anywhere in the world.
Today, the Wi-Fi is widely available in more than 220,000 public hotspots and tens of
millions of homes and corporate and university campuses worldwide. The benefits for
network resources from nearly any convenient location within their primary
networking environment (home or office). With the increasing saturation of
2. Mobility - With the emergence of public wireless networks, users can access the
internet even outside their normal work environment. Most chain coffee shops,
for example, offer their customers a wireless connection to the internet at little or
no cost.
constant affiliation with their desired network as they move from place to place.
For a business, this implies that an employee can potentially be more productive
as his or her work can be accomplished from any convenient location. For
little more than a single access point. Wired networks, on the other hand, have
the additional cost and complexity of actual physical cables being run to
within a building).
clients with the existing equipment. In a wired network, additional clients would
cables.
Disadvantages
For a given networking situation, wireless LANs may not be desirable for a
number of reasons. Most of these have to do with the inherent limitations of the
technology.
networking cards in the end computers are generally relatively poor. In order to
properly receive signals using such limited antennas throughout even a modest
area, the wireless LAN transceiver utilizes a fairly considerable amount of power.
What this means is that not only can the wireless packets be intercepted by a
willing to spend a small amount of money on a good quality antenna can pick up
typical user.
effects that are beyond the control of the network administrator. Among the most
insidious problems that can affect the stability and reliability of a wireless LAN
are microwave ovens and analog wireless transmitters such as baby monitors
making interference and propagation effects all the more disturbing. As a result,
important network resources such as servers are rarely connected wirelessly. Wi-
the same or neighboring channel, can prevent access and interfere with the use
reasonably slow compared to the slowest common wired networks (100 Mbit/s up
to several Gbit/s). For most users, however, this observation is irrelevant since
the speed bottleneck is not in the wireless routing but rather in the outside
its slowest speed is still faster than the internet connection serving it in the first
which can cause interference in other devices and may have potentially
reflection off of trees and buildings, Wi-Fi signal strength can only be predicted
generally for any given area in relation to a transmitter. This effect does not apply
equally to long-range Wi-Fi, since longer links typically operate from towers that
levels. A number of "no new wires" technologies have been developed to provide
alternatives to Wi-Fi for applications where indoor range is more important than
mobility.
6. Threats to the user’s account - Wi-Fi networks that are open (unencrypted) can
be monitored and used to read and copy data (including personal information)
transmitted over the network, unless another security method is used to secure
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the data, such as a VPN or a secure web page.
The features in the Wi-Fi accessories are very common now to the users who
patronizes the new technology. Even though there are many hindrances on this service,
the demand is still on high due to the different needs of the subcribers.