Can Westell 327W DSL modem/router receive wireless signal?

I have a spare Westell 327W wired/wireless DSL modem/router. I need a wireless access point for a G4 Power Mac away from an Apple Extreme. I knew how to make the Westell 327W in a bridge mode. Is there a way to make 327W communicate wirelessly with a FIOs modem/router?
Thank you very much.
Robert

Hmmm, perhaps something like this with a USB extension cord would be a solution, they have better Range even without an extension than Airport cards ime...
http://eshop.macsales.com/Item_XLR8YourMac.cfm?ID=10303&Item=NWTMXP802NU2C

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Message Edited by rweintra on 08-08-2007 05:13 AM

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^^
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there is also the White and Blue firmware.
If your Westell looks more like the sample screens that you see at
http://myplace.frontier.com/~paradise.cowgirl/6100.htm
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hi kathryn
did it have to be the Telekom, by all means??
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http://bit.ly/4B4OdQ
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