| Like any other wireless system, a wireless router | | | | Actiontec etc. Out of these, the D-Link routers is |
| gives you freedom to free the valuable | | | | what we find is the popular product amongst the |
| workspace from the tangling wires. Technically | | | | home and commercial users. These routers have |
| speaking, a wireless router is a special network | | | | an uncanny ability that delivers superior |
| router that connects different workstations | | | | performance capability to transfer large files and |
| wirelessly and routes network traffic between | | | | handle heavy network traffic. |
| workstations and an existing Internet connection. | | | | Most of these routers offer many important |
| Some of these routers are actually wired routers | | | | benefits in the home and small office setting. For |
| with wireless access points built in so you can | | | | instance, you can opt to a cable modem service |
| have wired and/or wireless at the same time. | | | | that provides a single IP address through DHCP to |
| Another choice is a router with a built-in DSL or | | | | the router, and the router then provides IP |
| cable modem. You can also consider a hardware | | | | addresses via DHCP to clients on your local |
| & software security combo box to connect and | | | | network. This helps to a great deal whenever |
| protect your home network or office network. | | | | that client needs to access the Internet. |
| The wireless device is capable of sharing Internet | | | | Routers are very much ideal for wireless |
| connections amongst several computers via 802.3 | | | | networks in commercial or public areas, especially |
| Ethernet and 802.11b/g wireless data links. | | | | if there are multiple networks that are accessible. |
| These routers are quite popular among the | | | | These routers if considered in an enterprise |
| network users. Moreover it is as good as using | | | | environment give network administrators an extra |
| the wired networks with absolutely no | | | | way to monitor and update their networks. |
| compromise on the connectivity, speed, and | | | | As these routers only send packets to specific, |
| security. A wireless LAN router generally adds a | | | | directed addresses, they do not forward the |
| built-in access point function to a multi-port | | | | broadcast packets that are sent out by other |
| Ethernet router. | | | | devices. A big advantage of such routers is that |
| With this it combines multiple Ethernet networks | | | | they provide an added layer of security, both on |
| with wireless connections as well. A typical | | | | the wired side and wireless side. The wired side is |
| wireless LAN router includes four Ethernet ports, | | | | usually protected by a firewall and has extensive |
| an 802.11 access point, and sometimes a parallel | | | | access control filters. |
| port so it can function as a print server. This | | | | That is why, not only the wireless routers are |
| gives wireless users the same ability as wired | | | | more user friendly and space saving, they are |
| users to send and receive packets over multiple | | | | also great on speed, and have an ability to handle |
| networks. | | | | multiple networks with ease and without sacrificing |
| There are many manufacturers of these wireless | | | | the security. |
| devices, popular of them are D-Link, Netgear, | | | | |