The routing model is silly? 5 minutes to understand everything!

A few days ago Xiaobian push "want to open black? Is your network good enough? "Talked about the issue of speed, there is a small partner asked to push the route to enhance the content of the signal, but some do not understand the differences among them, Xiao Bian said today, the router common mode and difference.

Routing mode

The most common course is the routing mode, of course, now refers to the wireless routing mode, simply say that your home ADSL or optical cat is installed, you can use the routing mode, let wireless routers use PPPoE (virtual dial-up) to connect cats dial-up Internet access Of course, the converted WiFi signal can also be connected to the network.

Features: Need to configure PPPoE dialing settings

Applicable scenes: broadband dial-up Internet access, gamers like it very much

Bridge mode

There are a lot of areas that use light cats. All telecommunications staff provide you with a light cat and you can go online directly. At this time, you want better wireless signals. Everyone will choose to use a router to do this. At this time, you need to use the bridge mode. Bridge mode, as the name implies, connects the optical cat through the cable (or wireless) and expands the network interface or signal, but the router itself does not use the PPPoE dial-up control optical cat. In addition, the WiFi signal in the bridge mode can be completely different (the wired and wireless parts of the bridge mode have their own configuration pages, which cannot be confused).

Features: You can use routers to redistribute IP addresses and establish secondary networks

Applicable scene: Expand network, increase available ports/wireless signal

Relay mode

Sometimes a device may be in the living room, but because of poor signal, the bedroom signal may be only one, which requires further expansion of the wireless network. At this time, you can consider using a second wireless router to extend the network through the relay mode. The name of the “amplified” wireless signal is the same as the original wireless router signal name. For example, the mobile phone or tablet does not require manual switching. Rely on the network to cover yourself.

Characteristics: It is necessary to connect to another WiFi signal during the relay setup and keep the WiFi name setting exactly the same.

Applicable scenes: Expanding the network to achieve a certain range of signal "roaming"

AP mode

The AP mode is special. Normally, only the AP hotspot device has this function. At the same time, the AP device does not have the bridging and routing modes, but supports the relay function. The difference between relays and AP hotspots is also very simple. The relay mode is actually a 1:1 replication of a wireless network, and no cable connection is required. Both the router and the AP device support this mode; AP mode uses the network cable. To expand the WiFi signal, but it is not responsible for managing the network. It is equivalent to a switch with wireless function, which converts the wired signal to wireless. Other functions need to rely on routers to implement (distribution of IP, management of networks, etc.).

Features: Convert to a wireless network through a network cable, without its own management and routing capabilities.

Applicable scene: covering the signal dead angle, the function is similar to the relay, but the AP device does not need to be configured, plug and play.

In general, if it is the daily main route, the advantage of using the route mode is that the management function is powerful and the control ability is strong, but it needs to understand the basic network knowledge. In particular, NAT secondary network forwarding is more important for game players; the bridge mode is relatively simple and easy to use, and the configuration is greatly simplified; the relay mode is more versatile, and the old router that is eliminated can be used directly if this function is available. , but also need to set their own; AP mode is extremely simple, very suitable for the urgent need to expand the WiFi signal coverage, but do not know the user to set the operation, so that you understand it?