Can you piggy-back a wireless router onto regular network router?

[havocmom]

Have to maintain some computers for public use on a small network. Sometimes people come in with their own laptops and want wireless. I have to disengage one of the wired public computers and put their machines on the wire to accommodate them, and it's a bit of a nuisance.

I do not want wireless all the time, for reasons I won't go into here. But I would like to be able to accommodate the occasional laptop toting visitor. Can I get a wireless router and just piggy back it onto my regular router for such times as it might be helpful.

I don't want to have to tinker with the existing network. We do not have tech support within a hundred miles, nor does the budget provide the means of paying for any help. Your kind guidance is gratefully appreciated.

Yeah, I am a total Luddite, and blond to boot. Why do you ask? ;)

[EvolveOrConvolve]

1. A Wireless Access Point is probably your answer

They're easy to setup and can even operate with PoE (Power over Ethernet), which means they don't require a power source.

I recently setup the Cisco 4410 WAP, and it's worked fantastically.
http://www.amazon.com/Cisco-WAP4410N-Wireless-N-Access-Point/dp/B001IYCMNA

[havocmom]

2. Can it be taken offline and put on as needed?

Don't need wireless often, just once in a while. Prefer something I can just pop out of the desk drawer and put into the regular router when needed. Months go by with no need for wireless.

[EvolveOrConvolve]

3. Sure

You can disconnect it from the router so that it has no network or internet connectivity, and only plug it in when needed.

[havocmom]

4. cool beans! Thanks for your help

May put that on my 'to get' list for work