Wi-Fi Direct: Connect with the possibilities
Wi-Fi Direct is a fairly new Wi-Fi standard coming from the Wi-Fi Alliance trade association. It has been released around October 2010 and from there on, products have been Wi-Fi Direct Certified. Wi-Fi Direct is meant as a supporting technology to connect Wi-Fi compatible devices directly without the need of a wireless access point or router. As it is only a software implementation, it utilizes the existing Wi-Fi architecture and designs already available. Due to this fact it can have the same high data rates which can go up to 250Mbps.
Through Wi-Fi direct devices can make a one-to-one connection but it is also possible to connect a group of several devices simultaneously. This makes it possible to easily share data through your laptop, tablet, phone, printer, television or other Wi-Fi devices.
When setting up a connection between devices it is protected by Wi-Fi Protected Setup using their WPA2 security. Connection itself can be established by simple pressing a button, holding two devices together with near field communication or entering a PIN code. This connection is even possible without access to an internet connection as its focus is on easy sharing between devices.
