what does access point do
The access point basically is a device that would give out or transmit wireless signal to your network. The wireless card in turn will act as a receiver or the wireless signal. The Wireless Access Point plainly doesn't have the ability to give out an IP address to your computer or to wireless devices.So it needs a router to connect it with. with. In some cases we have modem that is actually also a router, we have router that is also an access point.10-26-2006 06:20 AM. An access point is used to allow wireless clients to access a regular wired network. You plug the access point into a switch or network jack, wireless devices connect to it and it bridges them to the wired LAN.