The Wi-Fi Alliance has begun certifying products capable of making device-to-device connections, designating those products Wi-Fi certified Wi-Fi Direct. Wi-Fi Direct devices directly connect devices for applications such as content sharing, synching, printing, and gaming. Wi-Fi Direct-certified devices can connect with older Wi-Fi certified devices, enabling a vast range of devices already in use to connect with products implementing Wi-Fi Direct from the certification programme's inception. Wi-Fi Direct devices include a push-button set up mechanism, employ the WPA2 security protections, and bring typical Wi-Fi throughput and range. Wi-Fi Direct-certified devices can support Wi-Fi certified technology as well as older forms of Wi-Fi. The first products to be designated Wi-Fi certified Wi-Fi Direct, and which form the test suite for the certification programme include Atheros XSPAN Dual-band 802.11n PCIe Mini Card (AR928x), Broadcom BCM43224 Dual-Band 802.11n 2x2 MIMO PCIe Half Mini Card, Intel Centrino Advanced-N 6200, Ralink MIMObility 802.11n 2x2 PCIe Half Mini Card, and Realtek RTL8192CE-VA4 HM92C00 PCIe mini card. In addition, the Cisco 2106 Wireless LAN Controller and Cisco Aironet 1240 Series Access Points are used in the certification test suite.
