Unlike routers, access points (APs) are not capable of managing a network or communicating with the internet. Instead, an access point is used to extend the wireless coverage of an existing network.

Simple setup: - a modem + wireless router from our ISP connected to a few ethernet devices - two rooms in the apartment get a really weak (if any) signal from the main router due to thick concrete ...

Gurman notes that the wireless features of these upcoming Apple TV and HomePods wouldn’t be a highlight at all, if Apple even chooses to enable wireless access point functionality at all.

This is especially useful for businesses whose networks cover a large area. Linksys routers have a bridge mode that makes it relatively simple to convert a standard router into a network bridge.

Most wireless routers today are a combination of multiple features in one box: a router, a wireless access point, a basic firewall, and a small Ethernet switch. You plug your modem into the router ...