
It doesn't matter to the router if a device is connected via Wi-Fi or Ethernet. The main thing you need is a router that supports wireless ( Wi-Fi) and wired (Ethernet) connections. A LAN that includes both wired and wireless devices is sometimes called a "mixed network."īelow is a network diagram with wireless and wired devices connected to the same router.Įxamples of devices you can connect to the same local area network (LAN) include: If you have a wireless router that also has Ethernet ports, you can use wired and wireless devices together.
