Difference Between Wifi And Wireless Lan

Wireless LAN:

Wireless LAN is made by connecting different devices through wireless communication to make a local area network. WLAN follows a standard named IEEE 802.11. WLAN connects laptops, smartphones, personal digital assistants, desktop computers, workstations and printers. This network is easy to install and use at the home or any other place.

WLAN include an access point (AP) which is used to connect to the internet. AP sends and receives radio frequency signal to the connected devices. In 1990 WLAN installation was expensive and was only deployed where the wired connection was not possible. In the late 1990s, cost decreases to implement WLAN because of using IEEE 802.11 standard. It works with a bandwidth of 2.4 GHZ (802.11b) or 5 GHZ (802.11 a). The devices which WLAN connects are also called clients.

Wi-Fi:

Wi-Fi networks have a number of advantages, among which we can highlight:

Being wireless networks, the comfort they offer is far superior to wired networks because anyone who has access to the network can connect from different points within a wide enough space.

Once configured, Wi-Fi networks allow access to multiple devices without any problem or expense in infrastructure, or large number of cables.

The Wi-Fi Alliance ensures that the compatibility between devices with the Wi-Fi brand is total, so that anywhere in the world we can use Wi-Fi technology with absolute compatibility.