Wireless Repeater; Overview; Example Of Configuring Of Wireless Repeater - Tenda W15E User Manual

6.6

Wireless Repeater

6.6.1

Overview

The wireless repeater function helps expand the coverage of wireless network. Therefore, wireless clients At a
longer distance can connect to the wireless network.
To access the page, choose Wireless > Wireless Repeater. It is disabled by default.
When configuring the wireless repeater parameters, it is recommended to set the LAN IP of the two devices into
the same network segment for convenient management.
Parameter description
Parameter Description
Wireless
It specifies whether to enable the wireless repeater function. It is disabled by default.
Repeater
Select the It specifies to select the SSID of the peer network device you want to repeat. You can
Upstream SSID manually enter the SSID, or select the SSID after scanning.
6.6.2

Example of Configuring of Wireless Repeater

Networking requirement
A company uses W15E to deploy a network. However, due to the large area of the company, one wireless gateway
cannot provide enough wireless coverage.
Solution
To expand the wireless network coverage, place a router with wireless repeater function at the range covered by
the original router, enable the wireless repeater function of the newly added router so as to bridge the two
routers.
Two W15Es are used in this example to explain the configuration. If routers of other types or other brands are
used, please see the relevant user guide for configuration.
The following figure shows the topology.
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