NETGEAR WN802T - RangeMax Next Wireless Access Point User Manual page 59

The following figure illustrates a multi-point bridge setup over three LAN segments.
Wireless PC Card
in a Notebook Computer
Router
Internet
192.168.0.1
LAN
Segment 1
Figure 5-2
To configure wireless access points in a multi-point configuration:
1. Set the Operating Mode of the three RangeMax NEXTs as follows:
• Configure AP2 on LAN Segment 1 in Point-to-Point Bridge Mode. Enable Wireless Client
Association and add the Remote MAC Address of AP1 on LAN Segment 2.
• Because it is in the central location, configure AP1 on LAN Segment 2 in Multi-Point
Bridging mode. Enable Wireless Client Association and add the MAC addresses of the
adjacent Point-to-Point APs (AP2 and AP3).
• Configure AP3 on LAN 3 in Point-to-Point Bridge mode. Enable Wireless Client
Association and add the Remote MAC Address of AP1 on LAN Segment 2.
2. Verify the following parameters for all three wireless access points:
• That the LAN network configuration of each of the RangeMax NEXTs is configured to
operate in the same LAN network address range as the other LAN devices (routers, hubs
and switches).
• That only one wireless access point is configured in Multi-Point Bridging mode, and that
all the others are in Point-to-Point Bridge mode.
• That all APs are be on the same LAN. That is, all the wireless access point LAN IP
addresses are in the same network.
Advanced Wireless Bridging
RangeMax NEXT Wireless-N Access Point WN802T Reference Manual
AP2
Point-to-Point
Bridge Mode
Multi-Point
Bridge Mode
Hub or Switch
PCs
v1.0, August 2007
AP1
LAN
Segment 2
PCs
AP3
Point-to-Point
Bridge Mode
Hub or Switch
LAN
PCs
Segment 3
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