Configure A Point-To-Multipoint Wireless Network - NETGEAR ProSAFE WNDAP380R Reference Manual

ProSAFE Dual Band Wireless-N Access Point with RFID Support, WNDAP380R
3. Verify the following settings for both wireless access points:
• Both APs are configured to operate in the same LAN network address range as the
LAN devices.
• If you use DHCP, both APs can obtain an IP address automatically (as a DHCP
client). For more information, see
• Both APs use the same channel, authentication mode, and security settings.
4. Verify connectivity across the LANs.
A computer on any LAN segment should be able to connect to the Internet or share files
and printers with any other computers or servers connected to any of the two LAN
segments.

Configure a Point-to-Multipoint Wireless Network

In a point-to-multipoint bridge, the wireless access point is the master for a group of
bridge-mode wireless access points. All traffic is sent to the master rather than to the other
wireless access points. Use wireless security to protect this communication.
For each wireless access point that you want the master to be able to connect to, you need to
configure a security profile with a unique name and the MAC address of the wireless access
point. You can configure up to four such security profiles (NETGEAR-WDS-1,
NETGEAR-WDS-2, and so on).
The following figure shows an example in which AP1 functions in point-to-multipoint bridge
mode and AP2 and AP3 function in point-to-point bridge mode:
Wireless client
Router
Internet
LAN segment 2
Figure 19. Point-to-multipoint wireless network
Configure the IP Settings
AP2
Point-to-point
bridge mode
Multipoint
bridge mode
Hub or switch
LAN segment 1
Advanced Configuration
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AP1
(master)
AP3
Point-to-point
bridge mode
Hub or switch
LAN segment 3