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Wireless routers can either work as a gateway(AP) or a normal router.
The AP simply allows you to connect to your existing network.
Think of the AP as a wireless ethernet hub.
There is a setting in the configuration that will make the router either a
Gateway or a Router.

If you use the router setting, you will be separating your wired and
wireless networks
which may be a good thing security wise.  You will still be able to access
your wired PCs
from the wireless side *IF* you setup the wireless router's gateway to be
your wired router.

Devon.

"tom.yee" <tom.yee@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
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> > "tom.yee" <tom.yee@sympatico.caREMOVE THIS> wrote in
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> >
> > > Most of the local retailers e.g. Best Buy, Future Shop, etc. carry
> > > wireless routers but not wireless access points.  Go figure!  Thanks
> > > for any help.
> >
> > Because an Wireless router can be used as an AP : )
>
> That would be ideal since most of the wireless routers were cheaper than
the
> access points.  What most be done to "convert" a router into an access
> point?  And why are access points on the market given their higher cost?
I
> had someone at Best Buy explain it but I left more confused than ever.
> Thanks.
>
>