Choose the term that best describes a Cisco wireless access point that operates in a standalone, independent manner.

(A) Standalone Access point (AP)
(B) Autonomous Access Point (AP)
(C) Independent Access Point (AP)
(D) Cisco Access Point (AP)

Autonomous Access Point is the correct answer.

An autonomous AP can operate independently without the need for a centralized wireless LAN controller. An autonomous AP is self-contained; it is equipped with both wired and wireless hardware so that the wireless client associations can be terminated onto a wired connection locally at the AP. Autonomous APs offer one or more fully functional, standalone basic service sets (BSSs). They are also a natural extension of a switched network, connecting wireless service set identifiers (SSIDs) to wired virtual LANs (VLANs) at the access layer. An autonomous AP offers a short and simple path for data to travel between the wireless and wired networks. Data has to travel only through the AP to reach the network on the other side. Two wireless users that are associated with the same autonomous AP can reach each other through the AP without having to pass up into the wired network.