##  [Access Point](/access-point) 

  ##  [Access Point](https://information.quantumdictionary.io/access-point-0) 

  

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Definition

A network device that provides wireless medium access to client stations and forwards their traffic into a wired or wireless distribution system. An access point implements radio interface functions and local MAC-layer bridging/forwarding, may offer authentication and encryption services, and appears to clients as the endpoint of a Basic Service Set (BSS) or similar radio cell.