Wireless Repeating Function - NETGEAR N300 User Manual

To configure this mode, you have to know the MAC addresses of the child repeater access
point.
Wireless Repeater. The router sends all traffic from its local wireless or wired computers to a
remote access point. To configure this mode, you have to know the MAC address of the
remote parent access point.
For you to set up a wireless network with WDS, the following conditions have to be met for
both access points:
• Both access points have to use the same SSID, wireless channel, and encryption mode.
• Both access points have 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) have to be configured to operate in the
same LAN network address range as the access points.

Wireless Repeating Function

Select Advanced > Advanced Setup > Wireless Repeating to view or change wireless
repeater settings for the router.
• Enable Wireless Repeating Function. Select the check box to use the wireless
repeating function.
• Wireless MAC of this router. This field displays the MAC address for your router for
your reference. You will need to enter this MAC address in the corresponding Wireless
Repeating Function screen of the other access point you are using.
• Wireless Repeater. If your router is the repeater, select this check box.
Repeater IP Address. If your router is the repeater, enter the IP address of the other
access point.
N300 Wireless Gigabit Router with USB JNR3210
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