Access point vs router
I'm getting rid of an old notebook PC that it cable connected to a DSL modem.
I'm putting in its place an iPad.
I know I'll need a wireless component attached to the modem, but don't know if I need a wireless router or if only an access point will do.
Of course a wireless router would have the advantage being able to also connect other devices with cables to the ethernet ports, but if I don't care about that, is an access point enough?
I'm putting in its place an iPad.
I know I'll need a wireless component attached to the modem, but don't know if I need a wireless router or if only an access point will do.
Of course a wireless router would have the advantage being able to also connect other devices with cables to the ethernet ports, but if I don't care about that, is an access point enough?
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@ronhicks22207 - Thanks and I was happy to help.
You would buy an access point if you had an existing network and wanted to
add wireless capability. You would plug the access point into an existing
router, hub or switch.
Going back as this stuff was emerging there was a price advantage to just
buying an access point. But as things progressed wireless routers sold in
greater numbers and the prices became more competitive. To the point that
now in many instances a wireless router will cost you less than an access
point.
There is very little reason any longer to buy an access point as most
wireless routers now can function as an access point.