OCU C)OST C Discussion Lesson 11

So based on week eleven’s lesson, SOHO or small office home office routers are MFD or multifunction devices that create local networks for computers and other devices to connect to the internet through WLAN, or wireless local area networks. Routers are multifaceted like Swiss army knifes as they can act as a switch, a firewall, a DHCP server. Some also contain a wireless access point or WAP, as well as DSL, broadband or coaxial cable modems. They are essentially computers themselves which also contain a user interface. Lastly most current SOHO routers have a WAN port, usually an ethernet port, sometimes a DSL/coaxial cable connector that allows direct access by the ISP for easy setup on the internet. While most SOHO routers do not require configuration, some things may require configuration or setting changes.