System and method for a printer access point

A method for networking information handling systems and peripherals, the method comprising:

• integrating a printer and a wireless access point into a housing;
• consolidating drivers and installation applications for the printer and wireless access point in an installation package;
• and
• running the installation package on an information handling system to bring the information handling system in operable communication with the wireless access point and the printer in a local area network.

An information handling system network comprising:

• plural information handling systems having wireless access cards operable to access a wireless network;
• a housing;
• a wireless access point disposed in the housing, the wireless access point operable to interface with the wireless access cards as a local area network;
• and
• a printer disposed in the housing and interfaced with the wireless access point, the printer operable to accept information from one or more of the information handling systems through the local area network and to print the information on a medium.