Wi‑Fi Direct

E230071

Wi‑Fi Direct is a wireless technology standard that allows devices to connect directly to each other without requiring a traditional Wi‑Fi network or router.

All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Wi‑Fi Direct canonical 2
Wi-Fi Aware (Neighbor Awareness Networking) 1
Wi-Fi Direct 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Wi‑Fi Alliance specification ⓘ
peer‑to‑peer networking technology ⓘ
wireless communication standard ⓘ
advantage higher data rates than Bluetooth ⓘ
longer range than Bluetooth ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Wi‑Fi P2P ⓘ
linked to: Wi‑Fi Direct
basedOn IEEE 802.11 ⓘ
category Wi‑Fi technology ⓘ
wireless networking technology ⓘ
compatibleWith Wi‑Fi CERTIFIED devices ⓘ
competesWith Bluetooth ⓘ
Bluetooth Low Energy ⓘ
designedFor short‑range wireless connectivity ⓘ
developedBy Wi‑Fi Alliance ⓘ
enables ad hoc Wi‑Fi networking ⓘ
direct wireless connections without wireless router ⓘ
file sharing between devices ⓘ
gaming connections between devices ⓘ
media streaming between devices ⓘ
screen mirroring ⓘ
wireless printing ⓘ
feature Wi‑Fi Protected Setup PIN configuration ⓘ
Wi‑Fi Protected Setup push‑button configuration ⓘ
no traditional access point required ⓘ
one device acts as group owner ⓘ
other devices act as clients ⓘ
temporary Wi‑Fi network creation ⓘ
introducedIn 2010 ⓘ
limitation higher power consumption than Bluetooth ⓘ
standardizedBy Wi‑Fi Alliance certification program ⓘ
supports 2.4 GHz band ⓘ
5 GHz band ⓘ
Wi‑Fi Protected Access ⓘ
device‑to‑device communication ⓘ
group owner negotiation ⓘ
peer‑to‑peer Wi‑Fi connections ⓘ
power saving mechanisms ⓘ
service discovery ⓘ
usedIn Android smartphones ⓘ
linked to: Android

Windows operating systems ⓘ
linked to: Windows

digital cameras ⓘ
gaming consoles ⓘ
printers ⓘ
smart TVs ⓘ
uses WPA2 security ⓘ
WPA3 security ⓘ
Wi‑Fi Protected Setup ⓘ
Wi‑Fi radio technology ⓘ
Wi‑Fi security mechanisms ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

HP OfficeJet → connectivityOption → Wi‑Fi Direct ⓘ
subject linked to: HP OfficeJet printers
REV Robotics Control Hub → supportsCommunication → Wi-Fi Direct ⓘ
linked to: Wi‑Fi Direct
Wi‑Fi Direct → alsoKnownAs → Wi‑Fi P2P ⓘ
linked to: Wi‑Fi Direct
Miracast → basedOn → Wi‑Fi Direct ⓘ
Android 8.0 Oreo → introducesFeature → Wi-Fi Aware (Neighbor Awareness Networking) ⓘ
linked to: Wi‑Fi Direct