Wireless Repeating Function (Wds) - NETGEAR WNDR4500 User Manual

Wireless Repeating Function (WDS)

You can set the N900 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router up to be used as a wireless access
point (AP). Doing this enables the router to act as a wireless repeater. A wireless repeater
connects to another wireless router as a client where the network to which it connects
becomes the ISP service.
Wireless repeating is a type of Wireless Distribution System (WDS). A WDS allows a wireless
network to be expanded through multiple access points instead of using a wired backbone to
link them. The following figure shows a wireless repeating scenario.
Figure 8. Wireless repeating scenario
Note: If you use the wireless repeating function, you need to select either
WEP or None as a security option in the Wireless Settings screen.
The WEP option displays only if you select the wireless mode Up to
54 Mbps in the Wireless Settings screen.
Wireless Base Station. The router acts as the parent access point, bridging traffic to and
from the child repeater access point, as well as handling wireless and wired local computers.
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Base station
access point
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Repeater
access point