3. Product Types - Wireless Routers

After all the confusion in the Access Point / Bridge category, you'll find Wireless Routers easy to understand! Wireless routers combine the connection sharing features of a router with those of a wireless Access Point. Most products take a basic router, steal one of the LAN Ethernet ports, and internally connect it to a radio module. They then add AP functions to the router's firmware.

The main difference between a wireless Router and Access Point is that an Access Point doesn't provide firewall or Internet connection sharing and a Wireless Router does.

NOTE: It's possible to use a wireless router as an Access Point. Just disable the router's DHCP server and use only the LAN ports to connect your Ethernet devices.