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