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Any brands/models you would recommend?
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I use HP Wireless Access points and in my own home office I use a Cisco RV220W router used an access point. I like the Cisco unit very much.
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I use HP Wireless Access points and in my own home office I use a Cisco RV220W router used an access point. I like the Cisco unit very much.

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Hello Experts,<br />
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Our office has a hard wired router and a network switch. &nbsp;If I just wanted to add wireless access for users, what would be the best route to take? &nbsp;I wouldn't need a router. &nbsp;There are free ports on the switch, can I hook a wireless access point into one of the free ports or am I off base here?<br />
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Thanks,<br />
Mike
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Hello Experts,

Our office has a hard wired router and a network switch.  If I just wanted to add wireless access for users, what would be the best route to take?  I wouldn't need a router.  There are free ports on the switch, can I hook a wireless access point into one of the free ports or am I off base here?

Thanks,
Mike

Adding a wireless access point

Networking hardware includes the physical devices facilitating the use of a computer network. Typically, networking hardware includes gateways, routers, network bridges, modems, wireless access points, networking cables, line drivers, switches, hubs, and repeaters. But it also includes hybrid network devices such as multilayer switches, protocol converters, bridge routers, proxy servers, firewalls, network address translators, multiplexers, network interface controllers, wireless network interface controllers, ISDN terminal adapters and other related hardware.

Networking Hardware-Other

Wireless networking is anything related to the transfer of data between two (or more) devices without the use of a physical connection, ranging from getting advice on a new Bluetooth headset to configuring sophisticated enterprise level networks.

Wireless Networking

Network Management involves issues that are independent of specific hardware or software, including email policies, upgrade planning, backup scheduling and working with managed service providers for Desktop-As-A-Service (DaaS), Software-As-A-Service (SaaS) and the like through the use of tools, coupled with manufacturer standards, best practice guidelines, policies and procedures plus all other relevant documentation. Network management also includes monitoring, alerting and reporting, management reporting, planning for device or service updates, the backup of configurations, the setting of key performance indicators and measures (KPIs/KPMs), associated service level agreements and problem records as part of the IT Service Management (ITSM) framework.