Using AppleTV as an Airport Base Station?

Can I connect the ATV using ethernet and then use the AirPort part to extend the range of my WiFi network?
I'd like that, because my house is made from thick reinforced concrete and WiFi signals have a hard time getting through. Connected like this, the ATV would much improve the WiFi reception in the living room so I can have a better connection with my MBA on the couch (close to the TV is probably an ideal airport base station location for iPod/iPad/MBA).

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