Fundamentally, I’m trying to figure out the difference between a wireless ethernet bridge and access point…..but here’s what I want to do: I’m considering buying the iXPS Internet Message Clock, which needs a wired ethernet connection. I would like to move the iXPS around to house, so I need a wireless connection.

Here’s the setup of my network right now: the cable modem is connected to a wireless router, which also has 4 wired ports. One of those wired ports is connected to a secondary router, which I had to configure to have a fixed IP or something like that so it would work. On that secondary 4-port router, I have connected a laptop, the ethernet cable from the main router, an external hard drive, and a printer.

So I was wondering if a wireless ethernet bridge would do the trick by connecting one to the iXPS. If I did that, would I need to add anything to the wireless router (like another ethernet bridge), or would the configuration work properly whereby the router can communicate with the ethernet bridge?

Any help you can give would be appreciated, thanks!!

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