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