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Dedicated AP vs routers in AP mode?

Moving for the first time in nearly 20 years - going from a large mostly 1-story house to a 4 floor townhome with heavy insulation between floors. I've used a PC running a firewall distro (IPFire) for ...
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What's the difference between access point (AP) mode and router mode?

What's the difference between access point (AP) mode and router mode? Best answer: The difference between router mode and access point (AP) mode is that router mode handles your home network's ...
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WLAN AP in Bridge mode behind router: websites loading slow and incomplete

I am stumped at this problem. I have 2 customers. Both use a FritzBox (popular german router) as their router and both have DrayTek WLAN Access Points connected via Ethernet. The APs are configured in ...
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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 ...