difference btw access point and access point/router

[killerasp]

what is the difference btw an access point and an access point router combo?

im trying to access the setup interface on my linksys access point but im running into some problems.

[Phoenix]

There's a world of difference between the two. An access point is simply to connect wireless computers to a wired LAN. The wireless router is so that you can connect multiple computers (wired and wireless) to a single Internet connection.

[syamgr]

basically a accespoint/router is the combination of a acces point and a traditional switch. From a network perspective if u want to connect mutiple wired and wireless stations u would need either (combination of Access point and a normal switch) or a wireless Router which will do both

[apeyush]

Wirless AP -> Is a bridge (MAC layer) between the Wired LAN and Wireless LAN. It implements the functionality as what MAC layer should implement.

Wireless AP Router = Wireless AP + Some/all functionality that an IP layer holds like IP forwarding, firewall, NAT/NAPT, Static/dynamic Routing etc etc.