What is access point?

Having trouble connecting my Canon MX 870 Printer wirelessly to my MacBook Pro.
The instructions ask for me to enter the "access point" from the router (I use Time Machine).
Right now, it's set to "My Network", but that won't work any more. What is the "access point"?
We just had satellite tv installed. Could that be interfering?
Any help would be appreciated.
d2allen

LaPastenague,
I appreciate your help. Now I understand a little more about Time Capsule, and what an access point is.
I tried your suggestion of connecting via usb to my computer and re-installing the software, etc. That did not help.
What did help was calling Cannon's technical support. Even though my printer is 2+ yrs old, a really smart guy walked me through a rather lengthy process to get my printer working wirelessly again.
I told him we had our satellite tv worked on recently (the tech messed with my router to allow streaming movies). The Cannon tech told me that definitely was the source of the problem. So, beware of that.
Thanks again!

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