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wrote:

Do I just need a wireless access point and are these actually wireless
devices or will I need to cable this into my modem/router?

A wireless access point has an Ethernet port, through which it attaches
to the fixed (wired) Ethernet. It bridges wireless signals in range -
passing frames to and from those devices and devices attached to its
Ethernet port.

So yes, it needs wiring in to one of your modem/router's Ethernet ports;
and therefore you may find it just as easy to move the box you have -
which AsIUnderstandIt has both an ADSL port for your phone line and
wireless capability (and I'm guessing one or more wired Ethernet ports
too). If you're just experimenting with a better location for it, you
can run a gert big long RJ11 extension - they're cheap as chips - while
shifting the Belkin about the place, and worry about neatening up the
cable route once you know it's worth putting the ADSL-wireless box
halfway up the lounge wall, above the kitchen cupboard, or wherever.
(Since the ADSL signal's travelled several - mayhap tens - of thousands
of feet between the exchange and your house, an extra 50 foot of
extension cable isn't going to make a massive difference...)