Wireless Repeating Function (Wds) - NETGEAR R6200 User Manual

4. Click Add to add this wireless device to the Wireless Card Access List. The screen changes
back to the list screen.
5.
Add each computer or device you want to allow to connect wirelessly.
6. Select the Turn Access Control On check box.
7. Click Apply.

Wireless Repeating Function (WDS)

You can set the R6200 WiFi Router up to be used as a wireless access point (AP). Doing this
enables the router to act as a wireless repeater. A wireless repeater connects to another
wireless router as a client where the network to which it connects becomes the ISP service.
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 8. 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 Settings screen.
The WEP option displays only if you select the wireless mode Up to
54 Mbps in the Wireless Settings screen.
Wireless Base Station. The router acts as the parent access point that bridges traffic to and
from the child repeater access point. The base station also handles wireless and wired local
Dual Band 11ac WiFi Router R6200
Base station
access point
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Repeater
access point