What is the difference between wireless router and access point?
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u can use wireless access pint as a switch/hub only i.e. to connect more than one computers in a network.\nbut u can use wireless router as a wireless access point also and can do the routing means can connect two networks together. which is not possible by a wireless access point.
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Here are a few things of interest:\n\n* On your access point, you should enable "Hide SSID" to prevent unwanted computers from detecting your access point. \n\n* You should also enable "MAC filtering" to limit access to specific computers only.\n\n* Do not use WEP security. It has been hacked to death. Use WPA-Personal.
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One possibility is that your computer, not the AP's, is at fault....\nTry another wireless adaptor, or even another computer...\n\nStrange as it may seem, try moving out from directly below the AP.... they're actually configured to radiate horizontally, it may well be there's a "dead-spot" directly above and below.  (This could be fixed by reorienting the router antenna(e) )
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buy a router\n\nA router (IPA pronunciation: [raʊtɚ] or [rutə(ɚ)]) is a computer networking device that forwards data packets across a network toward their destinations, through a process known as routing. Routing occurs at Layer 3 (the network layer i.e. Internet Protocol (IP)) of the OSI seven-layer protocol stack.\n\nA router acts as a junction between two or more networks to transfer data packets among them. A router is different from a switch. A switch connects devices to form a local area network (LAN).\n\n\n\nhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Router
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Make sure that you have typed in the correct MAC address for each routers. If the other 2 are already set as an access point it still needs to have the correct MAC address of the routers that is on the network.try also disabling the WEP/WPA on the routers or might as well just use the 64bit WEP because sometimes it would affect the connectivity. Its much easier if you to test with the 2 routers first having one set as an access point, from there if everything is ok, then configure the other one.
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You can use a router and hook up the internet through the router both will have internet and you can acess files on either one.
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well it depends on what you are connecting to, like most routers have some kind of security like WEP or its encrypted, make sure your wireless card can handle a 125 bit encryption instead of a 64 bit, and configure your access point to urn that on, if you are connecting to an unsecured wireless network like me then you can still log into their router and make sure its encrypted (i don't think that's breaking any laws since they didn't have a password).
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there are two type of routers that you can look at.  the first is a wired router, with that you comeout of your cable or dsl modem and plug into the WAN port of the router.  After you have followed the directions and set up some options such as ipaddress scheme you want to use, how many computers can be connected and what security you want. you then take the cable from the pc and plug it into one of the other ports in the router and you should be connected.  What the router is doing is taking your internet address, like 10.1.5.30 and the router changes the address as it passes it back to you, say 192.168.1.100.  you talk to the router, the router talks to the network.  buy another computer, attach another lan cable to the router and hook it up to the new pc. it will be given another address, 192.168.1.101 for instance.  and so on and so forth.  two nice issues with routers, by definition a router is a hardwire firewall,  if someone is trying to slam 10.1.5.20, your pc will not respond, because it is 192.168.1.100.  second you can have on some routers as many as 253 pc connected to the router(using extra hubs and switches) so you can really get your money worth out of the internet subsscription of course the cable company hates it and will not support you on calls if you say you are using a router.  \n\nSecond issues, you do not want  your computer near  your dad's and you can not run a long lan cable to your pc.  then you want a wireless router.  same basic issues, cable modem to WAN port, set up the router specifics, but then you have to have a wireless card, or a usb wireless port on the pc.  if its a laptop, you may already have the wireless capablity built in.  you load some software on your pc and then tell the pc what wireless router to talk to.  you may find based on where you live, that you may see several in your neighboorhood.  This is why turning on security settings gets to be important, without the proper security password schemes WPA is best, someone can jump on your network and see what your computers are showing.  most wireless routers come with lan ports also, so dad's pc again just hooks up with the lan cable.\n\nWireless routers come in several different speeds and technical specs, that affect speed between computers, distance from the wireless router etc.  do some home work and then go to the store and get what you need.  \n\nby the way remember, whatever the speed your router supports, you will not really go any faster than what your cable modem supports.  what is nice is the pc to pc or pc to printer speeds that you can gain with the faster routers.
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The capacity of 802.11(a,b, or g) systems is limited by two main factors; 1) The capacity of the DHCP Server and router and 2) the available bandwidth of the radio interface.\n\nThe typical residential wireless router has a built-in DHCP server to automatically assign wireless (and wired) users an IP address.  Residential DHCP servers usually max out at 256 users.  Enterprise wireless networks use dedicated DHCP servers capable of handling 1000s of users.\n\nThe next limitation is the radio link.  As you know, 802.11g supports link rates up to 54 Mbs.  54 Mbs is achievable only under the best conditions, meaning no other access points or users on the same channel in the area to generate noise.  \n\nAs users are added, the maximum rate available to each user is lowered accordingly, until the number of users are generating more noise than usable signal and effectively jam the access point.\n\nAnother factor in radio capacity is called Near-Far affect.  This occurs when one user has acquired service at a great distance with no interference.  Then a second user, located much nearer to the access point, acquires service and the Near users strong signal over powers the Far users weak signal, effectively jamming the Far users and reducing the access point capacity.
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wireless like psp or a pda? did you set the software in your pc for being a host pc ?here some help.\nUnderstanding the Basics \n\nIf you're thinking about building a wireless network for your home or office, it pays to do a little planning to ensuree you implement it as securely as possible. Remember how you listened to your next-door neighbor's conversation with her mother-in-law about what happened at last year's 4th of July party on your baby monitor? Like all radio frequencies, anyone with a receiver can tune into a wireless channel, so you need to take extra precautions to prevent to your big-eared neighbor and cybercriminals from listening in. \n\nThe primary reason for building a wireless LAN (WLAN) is for increased mobility — so you can move around from room to room without being tethered to a network jack. Another reason people like wireless LANs is because they can network their computers together without having to snake wires through their walls. Since you don't have to deal with the wires, in some regards building a wireless LAN is actually easier than you might think. \n\nHave questions about wireless? Start a thread in the new Intranet Journal Discussion Forum \n\n\nThere are all different kinds of wireless protocols used for different types of wireless networks, but if you want to build a WLAN for your home or office the type of protocol you'll want to use is called 802.11b. When you build a wireless network, you are basically setting up a transmitter called an access point that has an antenna on one side and a wire on the other. The wire plugs into a typical wired connection — an Ethernet, a DSL line, cable connection, or dial-up modem. The antenna talks to the wireless network interface card on your computer, sending network traffic from your laptop to an access point. If it sounds confusing, think of your cordless phone. On one end your cordless phone plugs into a wire, while at the same time the antenna on the hand-held receiver transmits to the base station where the wire is plugged in. \n\nSet Up Your Access Point \n\nOne of the first things you'll need to do is setup a wireless access point (AP). If you're setting up your wireless network for a business, you'll want to use a more fully featured high-end AP like a Cisco Aironet 350 Series access point. If you're setting up an access point for a home network, a low-end access point such as a Linksys WAP 11 or an Apple AirPort will suffice. Any access point worth its salt has a TCP/IP interface whether you are setting it up for your home or office, which is something to keep in mind when making your purchasing decisions. \n\nWhen setting up your access point, you'll want to first connect it to the wired hub, then configure the wireless interface, then the wired interface, and last but not least, configure the security. Configuration of the various network interfaces and access point features is different for every vendor. However, if you can read and follow directions, it's possible to do the installation yourself, even if you don't have prior experience. Just open the access point installation and configuration guide and follow along. If you run into snags call the vendor support line list in your access point manual and ask for help. The types of things you'll need to setup include the radio frequency, the distance between access points, and the access point IP address. \n\nSome of the features you can expect to find in either home or enterprise class access points are listed in this table: \n\nFeature Small Office/Home Office Large Office \nIEEE 802.11b compliance   \nDHCP Server   \nNetwork Address Translation   \nIPSec Pass Through   \nIAPP \n  \nSite Management Tools \n  \nWEP (Security)   \nTKIP (Security) \n  \n\n\nYou can also use what is known as a wireless station instead of an access point. However, wireless stations may take a bit more work to setup, and I won't be talking about them f
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You have a number of options in a typical home setup to use: WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy), WPA (Wifi Protected Access), or WPA2. \n\nThe best choice today is WPA2. WEP has been broken and the dust around WPA isn't fully settled, but it's showing it's age, so avoid it. WEP has the advantage of being widely available in all equipment. \n\nTo setup WEP you need to choose a random secret. It can be short (40bit) or long (128bit). Always use the long version, the sort one is almost trivial to break. WEP keys typically allow for 4 keys, you only need one of them. Many tools allow you to use a short readable password instead of the binary key. Always enter a random binary number, using the passwords you make it even easier for the attackers to guess the key.\n\nWPA2: you set up a shared secret and best choose 128 bit AES encryption. Corporate solutions in WPA2 need an authentication server.\n\nYou need to set it up in both the access point and all the computers participating in your network.
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buy a linksys wireless access point and if you want it for your laptop get a pcmcia card for it, also made by linksys. if its for a desktop there is a card with an antenna sticking out of it that you can install in your system. i have one and it works great. if you want a larger coverage area, you can buy a range expander
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Are you sure the access point actually reaches the internet?\nCould the access point merely be a node for reaching a netowrk or segment of computers?\n\nIf you cannot figure this out, you can email me...\njesselasalle@hotmail.com\nI am a very efficent Network administrator
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In addition to a previous response.. you need this to get this:\n\nD-Link - 802.11g Wireless Access Point - DWL-2100AP\n\nor\n\nD-Link AirPlus Xtreme G 802.11g Wireless Access Point - DWL-2100AP at BestBuy.com
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my friend...\n\nmay i know what is the scenario... you are using at the moment....\nare you having a wireless router or an access point....\n\nif the distance between your wireless router or an access point and your wireless adapter card... is more than 100 to 150 metres...then i would suggest to buy another access point...... to solve the problem..\n\nthere are some config.. to be done in an access point....\n\nconfig., the access point seetings to repeater mode and provide in the ssid of your old access point or router....\n\nit will definitely solve the problem...\n\n-vsh vkr
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there is no difference\nthe basic idea is that all are ethernet cables for ethernet cards\nsome ethernet cables are different \nbut what you looking for is a cable to get your computer conected to a router or a modem\nto be sure just check the way it looks like the entry for the ethernet card and you can figure out easily if that's what you need
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No. What  you need to bridge a wireless network to a wired network, for anything more than internet sharing, is an Access Point.  I'm using the WAP54G to bridge my LAN / WLAN and it works great. Wireless routers are  great for either 'wireless only' networks.  They're also perfect for setting up wireless access for customers and visitors since they make it impossible to access the wired side of the network.