A Wi-Fi access point, a.k.a wireless access point or access point—often abbreviated as AP or WAP—is a standard Wi-Fi host device that broadcasts and receives Wi-Fi signals to and from multiple Wi-Fi devices simultaneously.
Wi-Fi access points exist as standalone units or embedded inside standard routers to turn them into Wi-Fi routers. This section of the site is about the formers.
Each standard AP adds Wi-Fi of standards it supports (Wi-Fi 5/6/6e,7 or 8) to a (non-Wi-Fi) network or extends the the coverage via a network cable.
Access points are excellent options to deliver the best Wi-Fi coverage. This post includes the five best Wi-Fi access points I’ve reviewed, along with their alternatives. Depending on your situation, you may need just one or a couple of units, and any of the ones mentioned below will work well. …
The TP-Link EAP787 BE15000 Ceiling Mount Tri-Band Wi-Fi 7 Access Point—Omada EAP787 for short—is not a step up from the EAP783 that came out over a year ago. Among other things, it features lower hardware specs on the 6GHz band. However, it’s TP-Link’s first Wi-Fi 7 indoor access point (AP) …
At a glance, Ubiquiti’s new U7 Mesh (model U7-Mesh) access point (AP), announced today, is very much the outdoor version of the U7 Lite. It’s a dual-band Wi-Fi 7 AP made to withstand the elements. Looking more closely, though, it’s a unique mesh unit that can greatly extend the reach …
If you missed the recent UniFi Friday Deals, here’s your second chance. Ubiquiti today announces its second discount event of the year, the UniFi Holiday Sale, featuring 30 UniFi devices at excellent prices. Most of these devices weren’t part of the previous sale. Still, like the previous one, this sale …
If you’re looking to start or expand your network using UniFi hardware, which has become increasingly relevant to home and SMB users since the beginning of 2025, here’s some good news: Ubiquiti today announced a long list of devices with special pricing during its UniFi Black Friday and Cyber Monday …
Zyxel today introduces four new business Wi-Fi access points to its existing Wi-Fi 7 portfolio, including the NWA90BE PRO BE6500 4-Stream WiFi 7 Dual-Radio NebulaFlex Access Point (model NWA90BE PRO), the NWA50BE PRO BE6500 4-Stream WiFi 7 Dual-Radio NebulaFlex Access Point (NWA50BE PRO), and their non-PRO variants. These new APs …
The U7 Pro Outdoor is part of Ubiquiti’s original U7 Pro family of access points, which first came out in January 2024 and was then replaced by the U7 Pro Max in September of the same year. However, it’s a totally different beast. For one, it was released in early …
