NETGEAR WG103 - ProSafe - Wireless Access Point Reference Manual page 84

WG103 ProSafe 802.11g Wireless Access Point Reference Manual
To set up the point to multi-point bridge configuration:
1. Configure point-to-point bridge mode from the Bridging and Repeating screen of the wireless
access point (AP1 on LAN Segment 1 in
a. Select the Enable Wireless Bridging and Repeating check box.
b. Select the Wireless Point-to-Multipoint Bridge radio button.
c. Click Edit to open the Edit Security Profile screen and enter the MAC addresses of the
corresponding wireless access points (AP2 on LAN Segment 2 and AP3 on LAN
Segment 3 in
d. WEP, WPA-PSK, and WPA2-PSK are supported. NETGEAR recommends that you use
WPA2-PSK to protect this communication.
e. Click Apply to save your settings.
2. Configure AP2 on LAN Segment 2 and AP3 on LAN Segment 3 (see
in point-to-point bridge mode with the remote MAC address of AP1.
3. Verify the following for all wireless access points:
• The LAN network configuration of the wireless access points are configured to operate in
the same LAN network address range as the LAN devices.
• Only AP1 on LAN Segment 1 is configured in point-to-multi-point bridge mode, and all
others APs are configured in point-to-point bridge mode.
• All point-to-point APs must have AP1's MAC address in their Remote AP MAC address
field.
• All APs must be on the same LAN. That is, the LAN IP addresses of all APs must be in
the same network.
• If using DHCP, all wireless access points should be set to obtain an IP address
automatically (as a DHCP client). For more information, see
Settings" on page
• All wireless access points must use the same ESSID, channel, authentication mode, and
security settings.
4. Verify connectivity across the LANs:
• A computer on any LAN segment should be able to connect to the Internet or share files
and printers with any other PCs or servers connected to any of the three LAN segments.
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