Restoration of network access

A wireless communications device, having means for wireless communication with a data network through a local area network router, means for receiving a signal from the local area network router to which the wireless communications device is currently wirelessly connected indicative that the local area network router has detected absence of a primary backhaul connection to a data network, and means for communication with the data network through a second access point and a secondary network connection, the wireless communications device having a store for wireless configuration identity data received from a local area network router, and for broadcasting the wireless configuration identity data for detection by other wireless-enabled devices in the event of loss of the primary connection, the wireless communications device being operable both as a user terminal and as a secondary access point to emulate the local area network router to route data traffic between other wireless communication devices, previously connected to the data network through the primary backhaul connection and the local area network router, using the wireless configuration identity obtained from the router to make connection to the data network through the wireless communications device and the secondary connection.