Router and access point

Likely either or. Of course if you "need" wireless you have to have an AP somewhere and many of them are capable of serving up DHCP and doing many functions of a small broadband thingy (I won't call these things "routers", "thingy" seems more appropriate)  :)

which one i should use a router or access point to create a home network lab where i can play around with the DNS and DHCP configuration without changing the ISP router setting?? 
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     no bridge-group 30 source-learning
     no bridge-group 30 unicast-flooding
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     no bridge-group 40 unicast-flooding
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