Ars Technica

Dedicated AP vs routers in AP mode?

Moving for the first time in nearly 20 years - going from a large mostly 1-story house to a 4 floor townhome with heavy insulation between floors. I've used a PC running a firewall distro (IPFire) for ...
Windows Central

What's the difference between access point (AP) mode and router mode?

Routers can be set to an AP mode and used the same way, with the main router still handling device addresses and internet traffic. Not all routers have a dedicated AP mode, but that's not to say they ...
Ars Technica

WLAN AP in Bridge mode behind router: websites loading slow and incomplete

I am stumped at this problem. I have 2 customers. Both use a FritzBox (popular german router) as their router and both have DrayTek WLAN Access Points connected via Ethernet. The APs are configured in ...
PC Magazine

Dual-Mode Routers Do More than an AP

Setting up a new wireless network? Then you should be considering a dual-band network that supports both 802.11b and the faster 802.11a standards. And these multifunction a/b routers from D-Link ...
CNET

Want To Improve Your Wi-Fi Connection? Try Transforming Your Old Router Into a Wi-Fi Boosting Access Point

Don’t toss your router just yet. Here are simple steps for using it to improve the Wi-Fi signal of your new equipment. Joe Supan is a senior writer for CNET covering home technology, broadband, and ...