How To Configure A Repeater With Wireless Client Association - NETGEAR DG834N Reference Manual

DG834N RangeMax NEXT Wireless ADSL2+ Modem Router Reference Manual

How to Configure a Repeater with Wireless Client Association

In the repeater mode with wireless client association, the DG834N modem router sends all traffic
to a remote AP. For the repeater mode, you must enter the MAC address of the remote "parent"
access point. Alternatively, you can configure the DG834N modem router as the parent by entering
the address of a "child" access point. Note that the following restrictions apply:
• You do not have the option of disabling client associations with this DG834N modem router.
• You cannot configure a sequence of parent/child APs. You are limited to only one parent AP,
although if the DG834N modem router is the parent AP, it can connect with up to four child
APs.
The following figure shows an example of a Repeater mode configuration.
Wireless PC
associated
with AP 1
DG834N
Internet
192.168.0.1
AP 1 (parent AP in repeater mode)
Figure 5-12
To set up a repeater with wireless client association:
1. Configure the operating mode of the devices.
• Configure AP 1 (the DG834N modem router in
AP 2 and AP 3 in the first two Remote MAC Address fields.
• Configure AP 2 with the MAC address of AP 1 in the Remote MAC Address field.
• Configure AP 3 with the MAC address of AP 1 in the Remote MAC Address field.
5-18
PCs
AP 3 in repeater mode
Figure
v1.0, April 2008
AP 2 in repeater mode
5-12) on with the MAC address of
Advanced Configuration
Wireless PC
associated
with AP2
Wireless PC
associated
with AP 3