Repeater Function (Wds) - Gigaset 504 AGU Instruction Manual

Configuring Advanced Settings
Note:
If you activate MAC access control, you must at least add the PC on which you are con-
figuring the router to the list. Otherwise, you will have no access to the user interface
and will receive an appropriate error message.
If you have inadvertently denied all PCs access to the router, you have two options:
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You can completely reset the router (page 10).
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You can connect a PC to the router using one of the LAN connections. As MAC
access control only affects PCs that are connected wirelessly, you can use this PC
to change the configuration.

Repeater function (WDS)

WDS (Wireless Distribution System) allows you to extend the range of your wireless net-
work using a repeater. A repeater located at the outer range of a wireless network
ensures that data is forwarded between WLAN clients in this wireless network and cli-
ents within its own wireless range. Repeaters and access points thereby form a common
wireless network within which all clients can be moved about freely. Clients automati-
cally set up a connection to the next access point / repeater (roaming). For security pur-
poses you must determine which access points / repeaters are to form a common wire-
less network.
If you want to use a repeater in your wireless network you must activate the Wireless
Distribution System (WDS) function.
Note:
WDS can only be used with WEP encryption or without encryption. If you use WPA-PSK
encryption (default) you have to change the encryption of your wireless network. For
information refer to the section "Setting encryption" on page 41.
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In the In the Advanced Settings menu select: Wireless Network – WDS Setting
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To activate WDS select the On option next to Wireless distribution system.
The environment is scanned for wireless networks in rage. If the search has been com-
pleted successfully the networks are displayed.
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