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Router Vs. Access Point: How Are They Different?

When researching how to set up a Wi-Fi network, you're going to hear a lot of talk about routers and access points. While both help you connect to the internet, their roles in a network are ...
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Using an old router as a DIY wireless Access Point

If you are anything like me, you have probably been through your fair share of wireless routers. You may even have a collection of them growing in your storage room, if you haven't gotten around to ...
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Here's How to Turn Your Old Wi-Fi Router Into an Access Point

Even if it works well, most experts recommend replacing your Wi-Fi router every five years. Instead of trying to convince someone to take a five-year-old router off your hands, you can turn it into an ...
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Hands On Wireless Access Points

News IQ, a Carlsbad, Calif.-based laboratory, tested five different access points for VARBusiness. We looked at Actiontec Electronics' Wireless-Ready Cable/DSL Router R3010SUW, D-Link Systems' 2.4-GHz ...