NETGEAR N600 JNDR3000 User Manual page 94

Wireless repeating is a type of wireless distribution system (WDS). A WDS allows a wireless
network to be expanded through multiple access points instead of using a wired backbone to
link them. The following figure shows a wireless repeating scenario.
Figure 12. Wireless repeating scenario
Note: If you use the wireless repeating function, you need to select either
WEP or None as a security option in the Wireless Setup screen. The
WEP option displays only if you select the wireless mode Up to 54
Mbps in the Wireless Setup screen.
• Wireless base station. The router acts as the parent access point, bridging traffic to and
from the child repeater access point, as well as handling wireless and wired local
computers. To configure this mode, you have to know the MAC addresses of the child
repeater access point.
• Wireless repeater. The router sends all traffic from its local wireless or wired computers
to a remote access point. To configure this mode, you have to know the MAC address of
the remote parent access point.
The router is always in dual-band concurrent mode, unless you turn off one radio. If you
enable the wireless repeater in either radio band, the wireless base station or wireless
repeater cannot be enabled in the other radio band. However, if you enable the wireless
base station in either radio band and use the other radio band as a wireless router or
wireless base station, dual-band concurrent mode is not affected.
N600 Wireless Dual Band Router JNDR3000
Base station
access point
Advanced Settings
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Repeater
access point