What Is The Difference Between Wireless Router And Access Pointin Networking?

Asked By James K Peltier 0 points N/A Posted on - 03/29/2017

I am currently studying computer science and engineering. I am studying about access points and wireless routers. Can somebody tell me the difference between wireless router and access point in points?

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Answered By barbara wcalhoun 10 points N/A #292967

What Is The Difference Between Wireless Router And Access Pointin Networking?

The following are the major differences between a wireless access point and a wireless router in computer networks.

1. A wireless access point is just like an Ethernet hub. It connects the wireless stations to a LAN network. A wireless router is an access point plus the wired Ethernet router.
2. An access point relays several 802.11 frames. A wireless router forwards several groups of IP packets between computer nodes.

Wireless routers have small scale applications like houses and shops. A wireless access point has large scale business and industrial applications like university Wi-Fi.

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