Router / Access point question

[MehulLakhani]

Hi All

I am trying to get get wireless coverage downstairs in our building.

Upstairs we have the phone socket, and the router is plugged into this, and this gives us coverage upstairs fine.

I can use the buildings internal CAT5 to get the network signal as it were downstairs, and if I plug a laptop into the port downstairs, I get internet fine.

So my ( sorry its basic ) question is . Do I need a router to throw out wifi downstairs, or an access point. I would prefer to use a router as there are plenty that have parental controls, which is what we want for downstairs.

Whichever piece of equipment I need, how do I go about telling it to use the network signal from the cable, and get it to throw it out as wireless ?

Thanks

Mehul

 

[MehulLakhani]

Ok, got the router in the post today . . . . Netgear N600

It is effectivley linked to the BT homehub via a run of ethernet, plugged into one of its 4 ywllow LAN ports.

It is asking for Ip address, subnet mask etc - where do I get these from ? From the homehub ?

R

Mehul