NETGEAR ProSafe WG302 Reference Manual page 75

Reference Manual for the NETGEAR ProSafe 802.11g Wireless Access Point WG302
• You cannot configure a sequence of parent/child APs. You are limited to only one parent/child
AP pair.
The figure below shows an example of a Repeater Mode configuration.
Wireless PC
Associated with AP 1
Internet
192.168.0.1
Figure 5-9
To set up a repeater with wireless client association, follow the steps below:
1. Configure the Operating Mode of the WG302 Wireless Access Points.
• Configure AP 1 on LAN Segment 1 as the Parent in Repeater mode with the its own MAC
address in the Parent AP MAC Address field, and the MAC Address of the 'downstream'
AP (AP 2) in the Child AP MAC Address field.
• Configure AP 2 in the Child Repeater mode with its MAC addresses as in the Child AP
MAC Address field and the MAC address of the 'upstream' AP (AP 1) in the Parent MAC
Address field.
2. Verify the following for all access points:
• The LAN network configuration of the WG302 Wireless Access Points are configured to
operate in the same LAN network address range as the LAN devices
• All APs must be on the same LAN. That is, all the APs LAN IP address must be in the
same network.
• If using DHCP, all WG302 Wireless Access Points should be set to "Obtain an IP address
automatically (DHCP Client)" in the IP Address Source portion of the Basic IP Settings
menu.
Advanced Configuration
AP 1
Router
PCs
v0.1, December 2005
Parent AP in Repeater Mode
AP 2
Child AP in Repeater Mode
Wireless PC
Associated with AP 2
Wireless PC
Associated with AP 2
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