Wireless Repeating Function (Wds) - NETGEAR DGND3700v2 User Manual

N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit ADSL2+ Modem Router DGND3700v2

Wireless Repeating Function (WDS)

You can set the N600 Modem Router up to be used as a wireless access point (AP). Doing
this enables the wireless modem router to act as a wireless repeater. A wireless repeater
connects to another wireless wireless modem 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 11. 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 wireless modem 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. To configure this mode, you have to know the MAC addresses of the
child repeater access point.
Base station
access point
Advanced Settings
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Repeater
access point