Hooking up Mac Powerbook to existing wireless connection

I have just purchased a powerbook and airport extreme base station. Currently my roommates have a wireless LAN connected through a dell desktop.
1) Can I simply hook up to the LAN through the existing wireless router or will the current router need to be switched and replaced by my airport extreme?
2) If I need to switch to the airport extreme, will my roommates laptops and the dell pc be able to connect using the airport?
Thanks.

] Can I simply hook up to the LAN through the existing wireless router
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