I need a tool that converts the network wireless-g signal into a UTP wire signal.Does such a tool exist? Name?

Question

I need a tool that converts the network wireless-g signal into a UTP wire signal.Does such a tool exist? Name?

Answer 1

The tool is a wireless access point; it can be integrated with a router and be called a wireless router.

Answer 2

Wireless Access Point (or wireless AP).

Tracy L obviously has no idea how networks work. Wireless packets travel BOTH WAYS to and from an access point, meaning it both converts a wired signal to wifi, AND a wifi signal to wired. This is actually a pretty simple concept, I'm surprised that someone who "runs a wireless ISP" (which in fact would be running HSDPA, GPRS, EDGE or HSOPA, not 802.11x WiFi, and thus has blatantly confused vastly different technologies) for an ISP no one has even heard of could get this so very wrong.

Answer 3

These are actually called "BRIDGES"  A wireless bridge unit receives the wireless signal and delivers it to an ehternet plug. You can add a switch to it and run multiple units off the output.

Here are some such units.

Dlink DAP-1522

http://www.dlink.com/products/?pid=663  (can be a bridge or an AP has four port switch built in.)

Linksys WET54G

http://www.linksys.com/servlet/Satellite...

SMC Networks SMC2870W

http://www.smc.com/index.cfm?event=viewP...

AND if you need some for LONG range wireless connections (up to several miles) Try a Tranzeo or similar CPE (customer premise equipment (used by several Wireless ISPs for customer connections -- its just a bridge with high power antenna!)

http://www.quicklinkwireless.com/itemdes...

And here is a great learning piece that explains what bridges do -- as opposed to Access Points (they work backwards!)

http://www.wi-fiplanet.com/tutorials/art...

AN Access Point takes UTP and delivers wireless signal.. a bridge takes wireless signal and delivers UTP, there are many units built that can be used either way but it all depends on the software inside the unit as to which duty it is set to perform!

( Just read the LINKS provided - a bridge is the correct tool here and is what the question asked and usually include scanning software to find AP's which AP's don't always have.

For those using Muni Wifi, bridges are very common.)