Netgear WNDRMAC WNDRMAC User Manual - Page 77

Set Up a Repeater Unit, Advanced > Advanced Setup > Wireless Repeating Function

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N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDRMAC 2. Select Advanced > Advanced Setup > Wireless Repeating Function to display the Wireless Repeating Function screen. 3. In the Wireless Repeating Function screen (depending on the frequency you want to use), select the Enable Wireless Repeating Function check box and select the Wireless Base Station radio button. 4. Enter the MAC address for one or more repeater units. 5. Click Apply to save your changes. Set Up a Repeater Unit Use a wired Ethernet connection to set up the repeater unit to avoid conflicts with the wireless connection to the base station. Note: If you are using the WNDRMAC base station with a non-NETGEAR router as the repeater, you might need to change additional configuration settings. In particular, you should disable the DHCP server function on the wireless repeater AP. To configure the router as a repeater unit: 1. Log in to the router that will be the repeater. Select Basic > Wireless Settings and veripofy that the wireless settings match the base unit exactly. The wireless security option has to be set to WEP or None. 2. Select Advanced > Wireless Repeating Function, and select the Enable Wireless Repeating Function check box and the Wireless Repeater radio button. Advanced Settings 77

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Advanced Settings
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N600 Wireless Dual Band Gigabit Router WNDRMAC
2.
Select
Advanced > Advanced Setup > Wireless Repeating Function
to display the
Wireless Repeating Function screen.
3.
In the Wireless Repeating Function screen (depending on the frequency you want to use),
select the
Enable Wireless Repeating Function
check box and select the
Wireless Base
Station
radio button.
4.
Enter the MAC address for one or more repeater units.
5.
Click
Apply
to save your changes.
Set Up a Repeater Unit
Use a wired Ethernet connection to set up the repeater unit to avoid conflicts with the
wireless connection to the base station.
Note:
If you are using the WNDRMAC base station with a non-NETGEAR
router as the repeater, you might need to change additional
configuration settings. In particular, you should disable the DHCP
server function on the wireless repeater AP.
To configure the router as a repeater unit:
1.
Log in to the router that will be the repeater. Select
Basic > Wireless Settings
and
veripofy that the wireless settings match the base unit exactly. The wireless security
option has to be set to
WEP
or
None
.
2.
Select
Advanced > Wireless Repeating Function
, and select the
Enable Wireless
Repeating Function
check box and the
Wireless Repeater
radio button.