Many thanks for the offer of help Cazza.
After finding that a wireless connection was going to cost £50 to £100 and the difference in a wireless all in one to a wired network was much same, I suprisingly gave in to putting it back on the shelf above the comp so it could hardwire, via USB, to this comp and through this to the existing wireless network to the laptops....
Have to say it is a neat machine and the quality of the copier is good as is the print compared to the one before... didn't bother with fax in the end as most people have internet and more lilkely to email anyway.
By the time this needs replacing the wireless will be given away with a box of cereals so will return to the option 2 then