Making existing LAN wireless

[jamesbrown]

Hi,

 

At school, the network gurus use a system where if they want a wireless connection for a building or classroom, they plug a device a bit like a router into an existing LAN socket in the room, it then transmits that LAN wirelessly.

 

What is the name of this device and it's function? I have an internal LAN in my house, and i want to make it wireless in one of the rooms.

 

Thankyou!

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Its called a wireless access point. Plugs into the LAN, has its own IP address, often in the 172.x.x.x range. Uses the router DHCP to assign IP addresses to connected devices.

 

They work well, only problem is that most people don't have LAN sockets around their house so end up routing a LAN cable, or using a pair of Homeplugs to carry the network to the room they are networking.

 

I've had trouble with the cheaper end of the range, and have found Netgear to be reliable, such as this one

 

Netgear WG602 Wireless Access Point | Ebuyer.com