whta is difference between wifi access point and router ?

Answer 1

A router can "route" traffic and can also be used for DHCP. It can keep two physical networks separate. Small Office/Home Office routers usually have a switch built into them to allow additional devices to connect to your local network.

An access point provides a wireless access point onto your local network and does not have a switch built into it.

Answer 2

Nothing. An access point and a router have exactly the same purpose. My Access point is a Linksys router. The main difference I think you are looking for is that a router that is an access point is for wireless access. A router that is not wireless is actually still an access point but can only be accessed through hard wiring. The router/access point are both the gateway to your network or to the Internet, exposing only the IP address of the access point/router. You can hide several computers behind an access point/router. Your access point/router/gateway also directs traffic to the proper recipient. According to the IP address.

Answer 3

A wireless router is a kind of wi-fi access point. Sharing the internet connection from your PC using some sort of wireless card is also a way of creating an access point.

A router (wired or wireless) is a building block for a network of computers.

Answer 4

A Wireless access point (or AP), is a switch for wireless devices. A Wireless router is a router with a built in wireless access point. If you don't know the difference between a hub, switch, and router...read my post on the following question:

http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=Au4Iy38BWSzWmfH6IUrejI_sy6IX?qid=20060716205649AA2CDvs

Answer 5

Router routes the traffic and wifi distributes the routed traffic. I think that would be the simplest way to tell about...:)

Answer 6

wifi access point: shares your internet connection with wifi/wireless users

router: shares your internet connection with wired and wireless users