What is the difference between a wireless access point and a bridge? I have a wireless router downstairs and a wireless router/access point upstairs in my office. I want to connect the desktop in my office to the router/access point via a ethernet cable, and have that router recieve the wireless signal from the router that's connected to the modem in the basement. What is this configuration called?
Difference Between Access Point and Bridge
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Best Answer
AP: A wireless infrastructure device that clients connect to for access to a larger network.
Bridge: Connecting two wired segments via Wireless APs (that's the practical definition at least). Wireless devices marketed as "bridges" are typically just stripped down access points.
What you describe doing in your house is a Bridge using two Access points. It should be possible, pending the router in your office can be set to a bridge mode where it can Join an existing wireless network like a normal client.