How To Configure Wireless Repeating - NETGEAR WG102 - ProSafe Wireless Access Point Reference Manual

Reference Manual for the NETGEAR ProSafe 802.11g Wireless Access Point WG102

How to Configure Wireless Repeating

Figure 5-8: Repeater bridging
Configure the Operating Mode of the WG102 Access Points.
1.
• Configure AP1 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 (AP2) in the Child AP MAC Address field.
• Configure AP2 in as the Child Repeater mode with its MAC addresses as in the Child AP
MAC Address field and the MAC address of the 'upstream' AP (AP1) in the Parent MAC
Address field.
Verify the following parameters for all access points:
2.
• Verify that the LAN network configuration of the WG102 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 WG102 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.
• All WG102 Access Points use the same SSID, Channel, authentication mode, if any, and
encryption in use.
Advanced Configuration
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