Editing Wi-Fi (section)

== Certification ==
[[File:Wifi certified logo.png|thumb|upright=0.5|Wi-Fi certification logo]]

The [[IEEE]] does not test equipment for compliance with their standards. The [[Wi-Fi Alliance]] was formed in 1999 to establish and enforce standards for interoperability and [[backward compatibility]], and to promote [[wireless]] local-area-network technology. The Wi-Fi Alliance enforces the use of the Wi-Fi brand to technologies based on the [[IEEE 802.11]] standards from the IEEE. Manufacturers with membership in the Wi-Fi Alliance, whose products pass the certification process, gain the right to mark those products with the Wi-Fi logo. Specifically, the certification process requires conformance to the IEEE 802.11 radio standards, the [[Wi-Fi Protected Access|WPA and WPA2]] security standards, and the [[Extensible Authentication Protocol|EAP]] authentication standard. Certification may optionally include tests of IEEE 802.11 draft standards, interaction with cellular-phone technology in converged devices, and features relating to security set-up, multimedia, and power-saving.<ref>{{cite web
 |url         = http://www.wi-fi.org/certification_programs.php
 |title       = Wi-Fi Alliance: Programs
 |publisher   = www.wi-fi.org
 |access-date  = 22 October 2009
 |url-status  = live
 |archive-url  = https://web.archive.org/web/20091125024029/http://www.wi-fi.org/certification_programs.php
 |archive-date = 25 November 2009
}}</ref>

Not every Wi-Fi device is submitted for certification. The lack of Wi-Fi certification does not necessarily imply that a device is incompatible with other Wi-Fi devices.<ref>{{cite web|title=Wi-Fi Alliance|url=http://whatis.techtarget.com/definition/Wi-Fi-Alliance|publisher=TechTarget|access-date=8 April 2016|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160422151727/http://whatis.techtarget.com/definition/Wi-Fi-Alliance|archive-date=22 April 2016}}</ref> The Wi-Fi Alliance may or may not sanction derivative terms, such as [[Super Wi-Fi]],<ref>{{cite web|title=Wi-Fi Alliance® statement regarding "Super Wi-Fi"|url=http://www.wi-fi.org/news-events/newsroom/wi-fi-alliance-statement-regarding-super-wi-fi|publisher=Wi-Fi Alliance|access-date=8 April 2016|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160409001236/http://www.wi-fi.org/news-events/newsroom/wi-fi-alliance-statement-regarding-super-wi-fi|archive-date=9 April 2016}}</ref> coined by the US [[Federal Communications Commission]] (FCC) to describe proposed networking in the UHF TV band in the US.<ref name="Super">{{cite magazine |url=https://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2399447,00.asp |title='Super Wi-Fi': Super, But Not Wi-Fi |author=Sascha Segan |date=27 January 2012 |magazine=[[PC Magazine]] |access-date=8 April 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160420010038/http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2399447,00.asp |archive-date=20 April 2016 }}</ref>