Set Up A Wifi Bridge Between Access Points - NETGEAR WAX630 User Manual

Insight Managed WiFi 6 AX6000 Tri-band Multi-Gig Access Point Model WAX630
• WiFi repeater: The repeater sends all traffic from its local WiFi or wired devices to
the WiFi base station. Similarly, the repeater receives all traffic for its local WiFi or
wired computers from the base station. The repeater is connected to the network
(and Internet) over the WiFi connection to the base station. To configure this mode,
you must know the MAC address of the 2.4 GHz or 5 GHz radio on the base station.
Before you can set up a WiFi network with WDS, your configuration must meet the
following conditions:
• Both access points must use the same WiFi channel and WiFi security settings.
• Both access points must be on the same LAN IP subnet. That is, all of the access
point LAN IP addresses are in the same network.
• All LAN devices (wired and WiFi computers) are configured to operate in the same
LAN network address range as the access points.
Note: If you are using the access point as the base station with a non-NETGEAR access
point as a repeater, you might need to change more configuration settings. In particular,
you might need to disable the DHCP server function on the non-NETGEAR access point
that is the repeater.
CAUTION: Before you set up a WiFi bridge between two access points, enable STP on
the access points (see Enable or disable Spanning Tree Protocol on page 141) and on
the switches to which the access points are connected. If your switches do not support
STP, after the WiFi bridge is established, disconnect one of the access points from its
switch to prevent a network loop and connectivity problems. If you used a PoE++ switch
for that access point, you now must use a power adapter.

Set up a WiFi bridge between access points

The following procedure describes how you can configure the WiFi bridge settings on
one access point and then do the same on another access point, allowing the WiFi
bridge to be established.
To set up a WiFi bridge between two access points:
1. Launch a web browser from a computer that is connected to the same network as
the access point or directly to the access point through an Ethernet cable or WiFi
connection.
2. Enter the IP address that is assigned to the access point.
A login window displays.
If your browser displays a security warning, you can proceed, or add an exception
for the security warning. For more information, see What to do if you get a browser
security warning on page 44.
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