Increasing The Wlan Range Using Wds - AVM FRITZ!Box Fon WLAN Installation And Operation Manual

Increasing the WLAN Range Using WDS

7.4 Increasing the WLAN Range Using WDS
60 FRITZ!Box Fon WLAN 7170 – 7 WLAN: Wireless Local Area Network
You can extend the range in your wireless network using
WDS (Wireless Distributed System). For this you need anoth-
er WLAN access point in addition to the FRITZ!Box Fon WLAN.
One of the two WLAN access points works as the base sta-
tion, the other as a repeater. The base station and repeater
are connected to each other via WLAN. The base station then
can use the repeater to reach even computers that would be
located beyond its range without the repeater.
WDS: Expanding the WLAN range using a repeater
Please note:
In order to expand the range of your wireless network,
you need at least one additional WLAN access point.
The wireless network of your FRITZ!Box Fon WLAN can
be expanded to a WDS (Wireless Distributed System)
with up to four WLAN access points.
All WLAN access points implemented in the WDS must
support WDS and be configured for this technology.
All WLAN access points implemented as repeaters in
the WDS must be located within the range of the base
station.
When WDS in the FRITZ!Box Fon WLAN is enabled, it can
function as a base station to establish the Internet con-
nection for other repeaters, or as a repeater to expand
the range of a base station.
Make sure that the WLAN connections in the wireless
network are encrypted for security.