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Chapter 1 Overview Network Configuration Examples Repeater Unit That Extends Wireless Range The bridge can be configured as a repeater to extend the range of your infrastructure or to overcome an obstacle that blocks radio communication. The repeater forwards traffic between wireless users and the wired LAN by sending packets to another repeater or to a root bridge or root access point connected to the wired LAN. Figure 1-3 shows a bridge acting as a repeater (Non-root Bridge w/Clients) to bridge a LAN segment to the main root LAN. Figure 1-3 Bridge as Repeater W I RCEILSECSOS AAICRCOE SN SETP O3 I50N STERIES RADIOAASCSTIOVCIEITTAYTHIEORNNSETTATAUCSTIVITY W I RCEILSECSOS AAICRCOE SN SETP O3 I50N STERIES RADIOAASCSTIOVCIEITTAYTHIEORNNSETTATAUCSTIVITY File server LAN segment A Workstation A LEFT SERIAL PORT ONLINE POWER ETHERNET RIGHT/PRIMARY Bridge (root unit) LAN segment B Bridge (non-root) LEFT SERIAL PORT ONLINE POWER ETHERNET RIGHT/PRIMARY W I RCEILSECSOS AAICRCOE SN SETP O3 I50N STERIES RADIOAASCSTIOVCIEITTAYTHIEORNNSETTATAUCSTIVITY LEFT SERIAL PORT ONLINE POWER ETHERNET RIGHT/PRIMARY Bridge (non-root) 53088 Workstation B A similar repeater function can be configured using repeater access points to extend the range of wireless clients from the main root LAN. When you configure a bridge as a repeater access point, the Spanning-Tree Protocol is deactivated. If you use a bridge as a repeater, the data throughput is cut in half. OL-1412-01 Cisco Aironet 350 Series Bridge Hardware Installation Guide 1-5

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Cisco Aironet 350 Series Bridge Hardware Installation Guide
OL-1412-01
Chapter 1
Overview
Network Configuration Examples
Repeater Unit That Extends Wireless Range
The bridge can be configured as a repeater to extend the range of your infrastructure or to overcome an
obstacle that blocks radio communication. The repeater forwards traffic between wireless users and the
wired LAN by sending packets to another repeater or to a root bridge or root access point connected to
the wired LAN.
Figure 1-3
shows a bridge acting as a repeater (Non-root Bridge w/Clients) to bridge a
LAN segment to the main root LAN.
Figure 1-3
Bridge as Repeater
A similar repeater function can be configured using repeater access points to extend the range of wireless
clients from the main root LAN. When you configure a bridge as a repeater access point, the
Spanning-Tree Protocol is deactivated.
If you use a bridge as a repeater, the data throughput is cut in half.
LAN segment A
LAN segment B
File server
Workstation A
Bridge
(root unit)
Bridge
(non-root)
Bridge
(non-root)
Workstation B
SERIAL PORT
ONLINE POWER ETHERNET
LEFT
RIGHT/PRIMARY
SERIAL PORT
ONLINE POWER ETHERNET
LEFT
RIGHT/PRIMARY
SERIAL PORT
ONLINE POWER ETHERNET
LEFT
RIGHT/PRIMARY
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