Wireless Local Area Network, the wireless version of LAN. WLAN is ideal for areas like airports, hotel lobbies and even coffee shops, enabling users to bring their own devices without having to hook up to any cables. See also 802.11 and Bluetooth.
A wireless LAN is a wireless local area network that uses radio waves as its carrier: where the network connections for end-users are wireless. The main network structure usually uses cables.
Wireless networks for mobile Internet access. The network can also connect multiple computers to each other or to a central information system, a printer, or a scanner.
Wireless Local Area Network. W-LAN is a flexible data communication system implemented as an extension to, or as an alternative for, a wired LAN within a building or campus. WLANs transmit and receive data, using radio-frequency (R/F) transmission. A mobile user can connect to a LAN with devices equipped with R/F-transmitters.
Wireless networks for mobile Internet access. Multiple computers can also be connected wirelessly to each other or to a central information system, a printer or a scanner.
A Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) allows several mobile users to access and link to the same network within an organisation or at home, and so share the same printer, Internet connection and other facilities. The different WLAN standards are mainly specified by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), cf."IEEE 802.11".
(Wireless-Local Area Network) A wireless version of the LAN. Provides access to the LAN even when the user is not in the office.
