A cafe has one access point, no wireless controller, and no second access point to relay through. Which access-point mode fits?
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Short Explanation
You do not need a headquarters to tell one front desk how to greet people. An autonomous access point is configured on its own. A lightweight radio that cannot boot without a controller, a laptop-to-laptop mode, and a mesh of a single device are the wrong scale for this cafe.
Full Explanation
An autonomous access point holds its own configuration and does not depend on a wireless controller. The cafe has one access point and no controller, so autonomous mode is the fit. A lightweight access point is managed by a controller and is the wrong requirement when the site has no controller and only one radio. Ad hoc mode connects clients to each other without an access point. It does not use the cafe's access point as a controller. A mesh forwards between access points. One access point has nothing to mesh with, and a mesh does not require a controller by definition. Exam caveat: autonomous does not mean unsecured. The cafe still sets WPA2 or WPA3 and an isolated guest network. Operational check: configure the access point locally, associate a laptop, and confirm the cafe still works if no controller address is configured. Associate a laptop with no controller address configured and confirm the cafe still works. Set a passphrase on that autonomous access point before you hang it in the cafe.