What's the difference between a wifi access point and station?

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Published on 2012-12-15T04:57:30Z Indexed on 2012/12/15 5:09 UTC
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I noticed that my (rooted) modem has some hidden modes for wifi. It has the default(and only setting without rooting) wireless access point, but it also has the settings repeater, ad-hoc, and station.

What I'm really curious about is this station mode and how it differs from access point. I did a cursory search and didn't come up with any significant differences, other than that they are two distinct modes on many wireless chipsets.

What is this station mode and how does it differ from access point?

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