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Repeater with Wireless Client Association, Apply, Enable, Wireless Repeating Function

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N300 Wireless ADSL2+ Modem Router DGN2200v3 e. Click Apply. 2. Set up AP 2 and AP 3 to be wireless repeaters. a. In the Wireless Repeating Function screen for AP 2 and AP 3, select the Enable Wireless Repeating Function check box. b. Select the Wireless Repeater radio button. c. Select the corresponding Disable Wireless Client Association check box. d. Enter the MAC addresses for your modem router in the Base Station MAC Address field. e. Click Apply. 3. Disable the DHCP server on AP 2 and AP 3. AP 1 will then be the DHCP server. 4. Verify the following for all access points: • The modem router and other access points operate in the same LAN network address range as the LAN devices. • Only one access point, your modem router in Figure 10, Multi-point bridge example, is set up as the base station. The others are set up as repeaters. • All access points, including your modem router, are on the same LAN. That is, all the access point LAN IP addresses are in the same network. • If you are using DHCP, all access points should be set as DHCP clients. This setting is Obtain an IP address automatically (DHCP Client) in the Basic Settings screen. • All access points, including your modem router, use the same SSID, channel, authentication mode, if any, and WEP security settings if security is in use. 5. Verify connectivity across the LANs. A computer on any LAN segment should be able to connect to the Internet or share files and printers with any other PCs or servers connected to any of the three LAN segments. Note: Wireless stations configured as in Figure 9 on page 95 cannot connect to the modem router or access points. If you want wireless stations to access any LAN segment, use additional access points in any LAN segment. Repeater with Wireless Client Association In the repeater mode with wireless client association, your modem router sends all traffic to a base station access point. You can set up the modem router as either the base station (parent) or as the repeater (child) access point. Note that the following restrictions apply: • You do not have the option of disabling client associations with this modem router. • You cannot configure a sequence of parent-child APs. You are limited to only one parent access point, although if your modem router is the parent access point, it can connect with up to four child access points. Advanced Settings 97

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Advanced Settings
97
N300 Wireless ADSL2+ Modem Router DGN2200v3
e.
Click
Apply
.
2.
Set up AP 2 and AP 3 to be wireless repeaters.
a.
In the Wireless Repeating Function screen for AP 2 and AP 3, select the
Enable
Wireless Repeating Function
check box.
b.
Select the
Wireless Repeater
radio button.
c.
Select the corresponding
Disable Wireless Client Association
check box.
d.
Enter the MAC addresses for your modem router in the Base Station MAC Address
field.
e.
Click
Apply
.
3.
Disable the DHCP server on AP 2 and AP 3. AP 1 will then be the DHCP server.
4.
Verify the following for all access points:
•
The modem router and other access points operate in the same LAN network address
range as the LAN devices.
•
Only one access point, your modem router in
Figure
10, Multi-point bridge example
, is
set up as the base station. The others are set up as repeaters.
•
All access points, including your modem router, are on the same LAN. That is, all the
access point LAN IP addresses are in the same network.
•
If you are using DHCP, all access points should be set as DHCP clients. This setting
is
Obtain an IP address automatically (DHCP Client)
in the Basic Settings screen.
•
All access points, including your modem router, use the same SSID, channel,
authentication mode, if any, and WEP security settings if security is in use.
5.
Verify connectivity across the LANs. A computer on any LAN segment should be able to
connect to the Internet or share files and printers with any other PCs or servers connected
to any of the three LAN segments.
Note:
Wireless stations configured as in
Figure
9
on page
95 cannot
connect to the modem router or access points. If you want wireless
stations to access any LAN segment, use additional access points in
any LAN segment.
Repeater with Wireless Client Association
In the repeater mode with wireless client association, your modem router sends all traffic to a
base station access point. You can set up the modem router as either the base station
(parent) or as the repeater (child) access point.
Note that the following restrictions apply:
•
You
do not
have the option of disabling client associations with this modem router.
•
You cannot configure a sequence of parent-child APs. You are limited to only one parent
access point, although if your modem router is the parent access point, it can connect
with up to four child access points.