What is an Access Point and What Does It Do?

An Access Point, also known as a WiFi signal booster, refers to devices produced to extend the range of a WiFi network, and it is the general name for these devices.

When translated into Turkish, Access Point means access point. Accessing the internet from the furthest point in your house to the modem is quite difficult and challenging; sometimes the WiFi works, sometimes it doesn’t. In such situations, one or more Access Points are installed between the area where the WiFi works and the room where it doesn’t, ensuring that the internet reaches the room where there is no signal.

An Access Point connects to WiFi and then starts distributing the internet it connects to through itself.

Suppose we have a 5 GHz modem in our house and a 2.4 GHz Access Point on hand. In this case, the two devices may not connect to each other; even if they do, the speed you get with 5 GHz and the speed from 2.4 GHz will definitely not be the same, and the 2.4 GHz connection will be much slower compared to the 5 GHz connection. To avoid such issues, there are a few things we need to pay attention to when buying an Access Point.

First of all, we need to make sure that the speed of the Access Point we will buy matches our modem at home. Today, new modems, especially fiber modems, broadcast on the 5 GHz band, so you can’t connect to this network with an Access Point that only supports 2.4 GHz, and therefore cannot distribute the WiFi network.

Secondly, if you aim to provide internet access to a place far from the modem, you need to make sure the Access Point product’s range is high.

Thirdly, if you will use Access Points to connect an outdoor area, you should check out models that are specially designed for outdoors, more durable, and can accommodate more users than usual.