Author: Tim Date: To: Hampshire LUG Discussion List Subject: Re: [Hampshire] [OT] Wireless Access Point
On Sunday 07 November 2010 09:31:05 Sean Gibbins wrote: > Hi everyone,
>
> My son is currently residing in halls of residence where is 'net access
> is piped to his laptop via an ethernet cable on his desk. Obviously that
> somewhat restricts the flexibility of the laptop and longer cables are
> not really an option as he has mobility problems and would struggle if
> there were cables trailing around the room.
>
> It occurred to me that this might be solved with a wireless access point
> that hooks up to the ethernet cable, but upon looking for a modern
> incarnation of such a device it appears they have been largely ousted by
> the combination wireless routers many of us use. You can buy them, but
> they seem to be the same price as a good quality wireless router, i.e. £45.
>
> My brain's a bit fuzzier than usual this morning, but am I right in
> thinking I could buy a cheaper wireless modem and configure it solely as
> an access point, i.e. leaving the modem component unconfigured?
>
> The range isn't important, but it will need to be secured, ideally with
> WPA and MAC address filtering.
>
> Sean
