Express or extreme for wireless printing at college

The university has a wireless network that is supposed to be accessible in the dorm rooms. The rooms are also wired. I would like to be able to print wirelessly from a macbook pro.
I don't guess I need the express/extreme to be an access point for the network. Would there be an advantage to making it an access point? If I set up an Express as a client, is there security so that others will not see or be able to print to the connected printer? If it is a client, would printing only be available within the wireless range of the Express or from anywhere as long as the laptop is connected to the network?
Thanks

If I set up an Express as a client, is there security so that others will not see or be able to print to the connected printer?
Anyone with access to the wireless network will be able to print.
If it is a client, would printing only be available within the wireless range of the Express or from anywhere as long as the laptop is connected to the network?
Anywhere on the wireless network.

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