Set Up A Point-To-Point Bridge - NETGEAR N600 DGND3800B User Manual

N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit VDSL2 Modem Router DGND3800B
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10. Verify connectivity across the LANs.
A computer on any wireless or wired LAN segment of the modem router can connect to
the Internet or share files and printers with any other computer or server connected to the
other access point.

Set Up a Point-to-Point Bridge

In point-to-point bridge mode, the modem router communicates as an access point with
another bridge-mode wireless station. As a bridge, wireless client associations are disabled.
Only wired clients can be connected. Use wireless security to protect this communication.
The following figure shows an example of point-to-point bridge mode.
AP 1 (modem router)
192.168.0.1
LAN Segment 1
Figure 14. Point-to-point bridge example
To set up a point-to-point bridge configuration:
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1. Set up your modem router (AP 1) on LAN Segment 1 in point-to-point bridge mode.
a. In the Wireless Repeating Function screen, select the Enable Wireless Repeating
Function check box.
b. Select either the Wireless Repeater or Wireless Base Station radio button.
c. Select the corresponding Disable Wireless Client Association check box.
d. Enter the MAC address for the other access point in the bridge.
Depending on your selection in step a, use either the Base Station MAC Address field
or the Repeater MAC Address 1 field.
e. Click Apply.
2. Set up the other access point (AP 2) on LAN Segment 2 in point-to-point bridge mode.
Both access points (APs) are in
point-to-point bridge mode.
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AP 2
Switch or hub
LAN Segment 2