unsai naka lahi sa access point ug wireless router??

[purosguba]

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access point = wifi hot spot

unsa paman lain difference nila??

[vern]

A wireless router is an access point because that is a point you get access from.

[seeteemahsuu]

wireless router = hardware device
access point = function of the wireless router

... i think.

[stealthghost]

hmm.. naglibug ko da..

Naa mi sa school Access Point, this is where you can configure your MAC Addresses and get your IPAddress from and connect to other wireless computers.

Wireless router, hmm... ambot.. I guess, kanang sa mga Wifi nga internet connections.. kay directly from the companies and will route your connections to them then to the world.

[junmar4]

You need to think of a router as more of a server because it performs many functions like a server. An access point only provides a portal for wireless client to connect to your existing LAN.

Routers can perform many functions. Routers can connect many different WLANs together acting like a traffic cop. Routers also act as a DHCP server. A DHCP server assigns dynamic IP address to your computer every time your computer starts up. If you don’t have a DHCP server then you will have to assign each computer on your network a permanent IP address.

You can use a router to perform port forwarding to certain computers on your LAN. For example you can direct all internet traffic looking for your game server’s port number to a specific computer on your LAN.

The ability to connect multiple computers to the internet is one of the main features of a router. The router is assigned one WAN IP address from your ISP. This IP address is called a public IP address that everyone on the internet can see. Because you have multiple computers connected to your router the router uses a protocol called NAT {Network address translation} NAT will assign the computers that are behind your routers IP address, private IP addresses. NAT acts as a firewall because computers on the internet cannot in theory even see your computers. They will only see the IP address of your router. NAT does block traffic from reaching your computers but it will not block Trojans from going out to the internet.

The role of an access point on a LAN is to give the wireless user a door way to enter. The more people that enter the door at the same time the slower they will go. 802.11b access points say they will give you a through put rate of 11mps but the actual rate is around 5MPS. 802.11g has a rating of 54mbps with an actual through put of 20mbps. The access points do have most of the same security features as a router such as WEP, WPA, 8021x and TKPI but they will not have the traffic cop functions like a router. Also the access points will not have NAT which would add an unnecessary layer to your network.

To keep it simple access points just simulate plugging in your laptop to a port in the wall and that’s it. A router is used on the border of your network to act as a traffic cop deciding who can come in and blocking those you want to keep out.

[reelMakoy]

wireless router = hardware device
access point = function of the wireless router

pareho rami ans aseetimashu bro

[|nCuBabE]

Hey purosguba here is my idea about the wireless router and access point.

The word wireless is dictionary defined as "having no wires". In networking terminology, wireless is the term used to describe any computer network where there is no physical wired connection between sender and receiver, but rather the network is connected by radio waves and/or microwaves to maintain communications.Wireless networking utilizes specific equipment such as NICs, APs and routers in place of wires (copper or optical fiber) for connectivity.

Wireless router means a device that forwards data packets along networks. It has an antena that replaces the wired cable for its ordinary counterpart. A router is connected to at least two networks, commonly known as LAN and WAN or a LAN and its ISP’s network. Routers are located at gateways, the places where two or more networks connect. Routers use headers and forwarding tables to determine the best path for forwarding the packets, and they use protocols such as ICMP to communicate with each other and configure the best route between any two hosts.

AP short for Access Point, a hardware device or a computer's software that acts as a communication hub for users of a wireless device to connect to a wired LAN. APs are important for providing heightened wireless security and for extending the physical range of service a wireless user has access to.

[navs]

mo share langko ha basin sakong nasabtan.

Wireless Router is more advance features than Access Point

Wireless Router can be an Access Point
Access Point can't be a Wireless Router

for example:

Access Point it function like a switch/hub (in wired type)..configure the WEP, ESSID, Channel ID on it..blaah-blaaah--blaahhh.

Wireless Router it function like a Manage Switch (in wired type), configure the WEP, ESSID, Channel ID, Block Port #, Block Site, blaahh--blaahh-blaahh...depende mana sa model sa imong wireless router kay lain-lain mana cla ug mga features..basta maka duwa-2x ka sa mga advance features sa w-routers na wla sa Access Point...in other words...FULL CONTROL NMO ang imong network area.

[purosguba]

tag asa ug mga reply oi hehe. na get nako ang mga points hehehe

[mindz]

Wireless Accespoint is plainly brodcasting signal for the WIFI cable device for each other to communicate..

Wireless Router is a router that has added function of a acess point.. it means you can directly connect your WAN connection (eg. PLDT and Globe) distribute it to your switch for wired and that wireless capable device to communicate tru the AP..

illustration for better understanding:

Using Access point:

WAN--> DSL Router --> switch ---> ACCESS POINT (or if your router has 4 ports switch you can directly connect your AP there

Using Wireless Router with Access point:

WAN --> DSL Router + AP --> Switch

SALAMAT...