Wireless Point-To-Multi-Point Bridge Mode - NETGEAR WAC120 Reference Manual

9. Click the Edit button.
10. In the Remote MAC Address field, enter the MAC address of the other access point.
11. Under Authentication Settings, specify the authentication settings for your bridge network.
12. Click the Apply button.
Your settings are saved.
13. Configure and verify the following parameters for the access point:
• Verify that both access points are configured to operate in the same LAN network
address range as the LAN devices.
• Verify that both access points use the same ESSID, channel, authentication mode, if
any, and security settings.
Step 1
14. Repeat through
15. Verify connectivity across LAN 1 and LAN 2.
A computer on either LAN segment can connect to the Internet and share files and
printers with any other computers or servers connected to LAN Segment 1 or LAN
Segment 2.

Wireless Point-to-Multi-Point Bridge Mode

In a multi-point wireless bridge, one of the wireless stations is designated as the base station
and configured in wireless point-to-multi-point bridge mode. All of the other access points in
the wireless bridge are configured in wireless point-to-point bridge mode. You can connect up
to four access points to the base station access point.
Coordinate the following information ahead of time for each access point:
• Base station. Select the access point that serves as the base station. The other access
points in the wireless bridge network must use the MAC address of the base station.
• MAC addresses. You must know the MAC address of each access point in the bridge
network. You can use the 2.4 GHz or 5 GHz band for the wireless bridge, but the 2.4 GHz
and 5 GHz bands of each access point use a unique MAC address.
• Authentication settings. You must specify the same wireless authentication settings for
each access point in the bridge network. Each access point must use the same ESSID,
channel, authentication mode, if any, and security settings.
• LAN address range. Each access point must be configured to operate in the same LAN
network address range as the LAN devices.
802.11ac Wireless Access Point Model WAC120
Step 13
for the second access point.
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