In a standard collective WiFi architecture, all network end-users are on the same VLAN, and traffic segmentation is activated by default (a basic security precaution), meaning that end-users can't "see each other" on the network.
Wifirst's original idea was to create a secure connection bubble, apartment by apartment, to reproduce a "home-like" connection experience. Wifirst has achieved this feat by developing a technology based on the "Room Area Network", while retaining the physical architecture of collective WiFi.
With Room Area Network
With our Room Area Network technology, each room has a secure network (WPA2/WPA3 encryption) enabling multiple devices to communicate easily with each other, just like at home.
Without Room Area Network
In a public WiFi environment, it's difficult to get two devices to communicate without specific configuration by the service provider. What's more, some public WiFi networks have little or no security.
