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2. Residential gateway - Wikipedia

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   If properly configured, the PC can also function as the router for a home LAN. An internal modem can be installed on a single PC (e.g. on a PCI card), also allowing that single PC to connect to a WAN. [7] Again, the PC can be configured to function as a router for a home LAN. A cellular wireless access point can function in a similar fashion to ...

3. Wireless broadband - Wikipedia

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   Three fixed wireless dishes with protective covers on top of 307 W. 7th Street, Fort Worth, Texas, around 2001. Wireless broadband is a telecommunications technology that provides high-speed wireless Internet access or computer networking access over a wide area.

4. Wireless router - Wikipedia

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   Some wireless routers have one or two USB ports. These can be used to connect printer or desktop or mobile external hard disk drive to be used as a shared resource on the network. [2] A USB port may also be used for connecting mobile broadband modem, [3] aside from connecting the wireless router to an Ethernet with xDSL or cable modem. A mobile ...

5. Wi-Fi hotspot - Wikipedia

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   Many Wi-Fi adapters built into or easily added to consumer computers and mobile devices include the functionality to operate as private or mobile hotspots, sometimes referred to as "mi-fi". [18] The use of a private hotspot to enable other personal devices to access the WAN (usually but not always the Internet ) is a form of bridging , and ...

6. Hotspot gateway - Wikipedia

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   A hotspot gateway is a device that provides authentication, authorization and accounting for a wireless network. This can keep malicious users off of a private network even in the event that they are able to break the encryption . [ 1 ]

7. Gateway (telecommunications) - Wikipedia

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   A gateway is a piece of networking hardware or software used in telecommunications networks that allows data to flow from one discrete network to another. Gateways are distinct from routers or switches in that they communicate using more than one protocol to connect multiple networks [1] [2] and can operate at any of the seven layers of the OSI model.