Why do you describe your AP as "bridged"

[dts350z]

I am confused by the AP documented here: https://github.com/morrownr/USB-WiFi/blob/main/home/AP_Mode/Bridged_Wireless_Access_Point.md being described as "bridged".

Based on the diagram, it looks like a straight access point.

What networks is it "bridging"?

Does the (almost) same config also function as a media bridge?

Thanks.

[morrownr]

Based on the diagram, it looks like a straight access point.

That is not a bad way to describe it. When setting up an AP, there are two basic ways to do it: bridged and routed. I use systemd-networkd to bridge the ethernet interface to the bridge which I name br0. hostapd is then used to bridge the wifi interface to br0.

For routed APs I recommend OpenWRT. I don't make a guide for that as I can't beat what OpenWRT is doing.