They're sort of like router-access point hybrids. That said, standard APs aren't capable of doing all this. Unless you have a mesh setup, the router does its job and APs do theirs.

They're sort of like router-access point hybrids. That said, standard APs aren't capable of doing all this. Unless you have a mesh setup, the router does its job and APs do theirs.

An access point serves as a central transmitter; A Wi-Fi extender acts as a bridge between your router and the devices that are outside of its reach, ...