Configure A Point-To-Point Wireless Network - NETGEAR ProSAFE WN203 Reference Manual

ProSAFE Single Band 802.11n Wireless Access Point WN203
• Repeating the wireless signal. In this mode, this wireless access point repeats the
wireless signal, does not support communication with wireless clients, and sends all
traffic to a remote access point. In this mode, wireless clients cannot associate with the
wireless access point. Use WEP, WPA-PSK, or WPA2-PSK to secure the communication
with the remote access point. For information about how to configure this mode, see
Configure the Wireless Access Point to Repeat the Wireless Signal Using
Point-to-Multipoint Bridge Mode
For you to set up a wireless network in a WDS,
access points:
• All access points need to use the same SSID, wireless channel, and encryption mode.
• All access points need to be on the same LAN IP subnet. That is, all the access point LAN
IP addresses are in the same network.
• All LAN devices (wired and wireless computers) need to be configured to operate in the
same LAN network address range as the access points.
• The channel selection on the access points cannot be Auto (see
Wireless Settings on page 25).

Configure a Point-to-Point Wireless Network

In point-to-point bridge mode, the wireless access point communicates with another
bridge-mode wireless station. Use wireless security to protect this communication. The
following figure shows an example in which two wireless access points (APs) function in
point-to-point bridge mode with client association:
Wireless client
Router
Internet
LAN segment 1
Figure 16. Point-to-point wireless network
on page 85.
t
he following conditions need to be met for all
AP1
Point-to-point
bridge mode
Advanced Configuration
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Configure the Basic
AP2
Point-to-point
bridge mode
Hub or switch
LAN segment 2
Wireless client