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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 ...
Ars Technica

Using an old router as a switch/Wifi AP?

Will the following setup work?<BR><BR>Airport Extreme connected to FIOS and running an 802.11n WiFi network. One computer hooked up to the AE via LAN. From there I want to run ethernet upstairs and ...
SlashGear

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 ...
Ars Technica

Name brand access points that don't use a controller

Are there really almost no name brand access points still being made and new models coming out (Wi-Fi 6e, 7, etc) that don't require a controller of some sort for full functionality? (And are ...
Computerworld

Using a router to block a modem

Last time I noted that, for those of us with separate routers and modems, the IP address 192.168.100.1 may provide access to the modem, through the router. In my limited testing, I found this to be ...