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Setting up a WDS
WDS Base Station
•
Make sure that all WLAN access points in the WDS
use the same radio channel.
•
Every access point participating in the WDS fulfills
the tasks of a WLAN access point for its given WLAN
clients. This means that the WLAN clients see each
WLAN access point with an individual name (SSID)
and individual encryption settings.
If you use the WLAN control software provided in
Windows 7, Windows Vista or by the Windows XP Ser-
vice Pack 2 on your WLAN clients, you can assign the
same SSID and the same encryption settings to dif-
ferent WLAN access points. Each client can then au-
tomatically register at the WLAN access point with
the best availability.
•
Make sure that each IP address is assigned only once
in the wireless network.
Configuring FRITZ!Box as a Base Station
As a WDS base station, the FRITZ!Box establishes Internet
connections for other WLAN repeaters and WLAN clients.
For instructions on how to set up the FRITZ!Box as a WDS
repeater, start reading from page 146.
To set up the FRITZ!Box as a WDS base station, proceed
according to the following directions:
1.
Start a web browser.
2.
Enter
fritz.box
The FRITZ!Box user interface opens.
3.
Make sure that the expert mode is enabled in the
"System / Expert Mode" menu and click "Apply".
4.
Open "WLAN / WDS" and make sure the "Autochan-
nel" function is not selected by following the instruc-
tions on the screen.
5.
Check the checkbox in front of the "WDS enabled"
option.
6.
Select "Base station" as the operating mode.
in the address field.
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