Configuring A Point-To-Multi-Point Wireless Bridge - NETGEAR WAG102 Reference Manual

ProSafe Dual Band Wireless Access Point WAG102 Reference Manual (802.11a/g)

Configuring a Point-to-Multi-Point Wireless Bridge

To configure a point-to-multi-point wireless bridge as shown in
1. Under Advanced on the maim menu, select Advanced Access Point Settings 11a or Advanced
Access Point Settings 11b/g. The Advanced Access Point Settings screen will display.
Figure 4-5
2. Configure the Operating Mode of the WAG102 Wireless Access Points.
• WAG102 (AP1) on LAN Segment 1 in Point-to-Point Bridge mode with the Remote MAC
Address of AP2.
• Because it is in the central location, configure WAG102 (AP2) on LAN Segment 2 in
Point-to-Multi-Point Bridge mode. The MAC addresses of the adjacent APs are required
in AP2.
• Configure the WAG102 (AP3) on LAN 3 in Point-to-Point Bridge mode with the Remote
MAC Address of AP2.
3. Verify the following parameters for all access points:
• Verify that the LAN network configuration the WAG102 Wireless Access Points are
configured to operate in the same LAN network address range as the LAN devices
• Only one access point is configured in Point-to-Multi-Point Bridge mode, and all the
others are in Point-to-Point Bridge mode.
• All access points must be on the same LAN. That is, all the APs LAN IP address must be
in the same network.
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AP1
E T H E R N E T
5 - 1 2 V D C
AP in R E S E T
Point-to-Point
Bridge Mode
Router
192.168.0.1
LAN
Segment 1
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Figure
AP in
Point-to-Point
Bridge Mode
AP2
E T H E R N E T
5 - 1 2 V D C
R E S E T
'Master' AP in
Point-to-Multi-Point
Bridge Mode
Hub or Switch
LAN
Segment 2
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AP3
E T H E R N E T 5 - 1 2 V D C
R E S E T
Hub or Switch
LAN
Segment 3
Advanced Configuration