Hi, bear with me, I'm new. My boss wants to expand our current network that is a hybride LAN/Wifi in to the new building we just constructed. Can I use a WAP to pickup our current signal and redistribute it through Cat5? Thank you. Clay

"in to the new building we just constructed." OMG he didn't WIRE it?!?! You would need a wireless bridge not a wap Imagine the power if you knew how to internet search

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wirele... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wirele... ...plus of course Googling!

The construction isn't completed yet. The telecom hasn't been wired. I'm trying to convince him to simply buy 3 wireless adapters for the units over there. It's less than 75' from the current router to the new site. I can grab the signal with my notebook but they seem hell bent on staying wired without running RJ45 to the new place. I did google, but wasn't sure what I needed to research. Clay

Am I understanding this correctly? I can buy a wireless bridge, and plug rj45 between that and the router to disseminate to my remaining PCs/Printer? Thanks again for your help. Clay

This is not the way to go... Reading between the lines, I am assuming there are a number of employees...you are in 2 buildings... I am also reading between the lines and assuming you and/or your boss is trying to do this on the "cheap"... Also from your questions and comments I am also assuming you know very little about what you are doing... WRONG... There are significant security issues with wireless...Just because you have everything WEPPED or whatever, does NOT mean it can't be broken into... Wired is ALWAYS preferrable to wireless... You need to hire a pro to come in, evaluate the situation and make good, solid recommendations on solving your issues... This is NOT something that you want to solve with a little WAP you get from Best Buy and some wire... Don;t do it...get professional help...

fair enough opinion. further details. 2 buildings, 30 yards roughly of coverage needed. less than 10 employees. The data is NOT sensitive to intrusion. All that info is secured on a separate server that is hardwired in. The wireless needed is for internet access only. My boss isn't trying to do this on the "cheap" just it wasn't a concern unti I brought up that I need internet access along with the receptionist downstairs. Clay