I live in an apartment where the internet is just an ethernet cable that comes out of the wall. I can plug it directly into my PC, or if I want to use wifi I can use my own router.
Is there any advantage to using a router if I don’t need wifi? For example I read its better to have a router because it acts as a hardware firewall and provides ip masking via NAT. Would these advantages even exist in “Access Point Mode”? The apartment management says to set the router to AP mode if you want use one. \[Wi-Fiルーターのルーター機能を使用しないでAPモード（ブリッジモード）\]. I only plan to use 1 PC without wifi, but if adding a router increases security in any way then I’d like to add one.
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