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-|    A/P Mode   WDS Mode   Wireless Client Mode   Client Bridge   Repeater   Repeater Bridge   Two routers (1 Client Mode1 AP Mode)  | +|    AP Mode   AP + WDS Mode   Wireless Client Mode   Wireless Ethernet Bridge   Repeater   Media Bridge   Two routers \\ (1 Client Mode\\ + \\ 1 AP Mode)  ^ 
-Requires admin access for all routers. WDS implementations must be compatible on all routers involved. |   | **•** |           | +ADMINISTRATIVE ACCESS required for all routers. WDS implementations must be compatible on all routers involved. |    **•**  |           | 
-Doesn't require control over host APs/routers. You can connect to a host for which you don't have admin access. |     | **•** | **•** | **•** | **•** | **•** | +CONTROL OF HOST APs/ROUTERS NOT REQUIRED. You can connect to a host without having admin access. |      **•**   **•**   **•**   **•**   **•**  
-Supports multiple wired client devices |   | **•** | **•** | **•** * | **•** | **•** * | **•** | +Multiple wired client devices supported. |    **•**   **•**   **•** *   **•**   **•** *   **•**  
-Supports multiple wireless client devices |   | **•** |     | **•** | **•** * | **•** | +Multiple wireless client devices supported. |    **•**  |      **•**   **•** *   **•**  
-| Bandwidth is halved for wireless clients |   | **•** | n/a | n/a | **•** | **•** | Not if you use two channels | +| Bandwidth halved for wireless clients |    **•**   n/a   n/a   **•**   **•**  No, if you use channels | 
-All routers and clients share the same subnet |   in LAN mode |   | **•** |   | **•** |   | +SAME SHARED SUBNET for all routers and clients|   In LAN mode |    **•**  |    **•**  |   | 
-Each router is on its own subnet with its client devices |   in P2P mode | **•** |   | **•** |   | **•** | +INDIVIDUAL SUBNET for each router with its client devices |   In P2P mode |  **•**  |    **•**  |    **•**  
-| Creates a true transparent bridge compatible with all protocols |   | **•** |           | +| Creates TRUE TRANSPARENT BRIDGE compatible with all protocols |   | **•** |           | 
-Uses MAC address translation (MAT/proxy ARP). Some applications and protocols that depend on MAC addresses may be incompatible and not function properly) (potential ARP problems) * |       | **•** * |   | **•** * |   | +USES MAC ADDRESS TRANSLATION (MAT/proxy ARP). Some applications and protocols that depend on MAC addresses may be incompatible and not function properly) (potential ARP problems) * |        **•** *  |    **•** *  |   | 
-Allows different SSID on a repeated network |   depends on encryption choice | n/a | n/a | **•** | **•** | **•** | +ALLOWS DIFFERENT SSID on a repeated network |   Depends on encryption setting.  n/a   n/a   **•**   **•**   **•**  
-| Supports encryption |   | WEP, WPA2 (caveats) | any | any | any | any | any | +| Supports ENCRYPTION. |   | WEP, WPA2 (caveats) |  any   any   any   any   any  
-| Can repeat signal from a wireless ISP - WHAT DOES THIS MEAN? |         | **•** | **•** | **•** | +| Can repeat signal from a wireless ISP|          **•**   **•**   **•**  
-| Can repeat a weak wireless signal in a hotel - WHAT DOES THIS MEAN? |     | **•** |   | **•** | **•** | **•** |+| Can repeat a weak wireless signal in a hotel|      **•**  |    **•**   **•**   **•**  |
  
  
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