D-Link DWL-7200AP Product Manual - Page 17

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Using the Configuration Menu (continued) Advanced > Mode (continued) PtMP Bridge - will allow you to connect multiple wireless LANs together. Other wireless LANs must be using DWL-7200APs. Click to enable, and enter up to 8 remote AP MAC addresses. Click Site Survey to see the configuration of the devices on the network. AP Repeater - will allow you to repeat the wireless signal of the root AP. Click to enable and enter the MAC address of the root AP. AP Client - will transform any IEEE802.3 Ethernet device (e.g., a computer, printer, etc.) into an 802.11a or 802.11g wireless client when it communicates with another DWL-7200AP that is acting as an AP. Click to enable and enter the MAC address of the DWL-7200AP that is acting as the AP. Apply - Click Apply if you have made any changes. Find the MAC address of the DWL-7200AP that is acting as a Remote Access Point or a Remote Bridge, by going to Status > Device Info in the configuration utility of the remote DWL-7200AP. There you will find the MAC address. MAC Address - Media Access Control Address A unique hardware address that identifies a device on a network. It is assigned at the factory and cannot be changed. Usually you will find this address on a sticker on the device or on the packaging. 17

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Using the Configuration Menu (continued)
Advanced > Mode (continued)
PtMP Bridge -
will allow you to connect multiple wireless LANs together. Other
wireless LANs must be using DWL-7200APs. Click to enable, and enter up to 8 remote
AP MAC addresses.
Apply
-
Click
Apply
if you have made any changes.
Click
Site Survey
to see the configuration of the devices on the network.
MAC Address
- Media Access Control Address
A unique hardware address that identifies a device on a network. It is assigned
at the factory and cannot be changed. Usually you will find this address on a
sticker on the device or on the packaging.
Find the
MAC address
of the DWL-7200AP that
is acting as a
Remote
Access
Point
or a
Remote Bridge
, by going to
Status > Device Info
in the configuration
utility of the remote DWL-7200AP. There you will find the MAC address.
AP Repeater -
will allow you to repeat the wireless signal of the root AP. Click to enable
and enter the MAC address of the root AP.
AP Client -
will transform any IEEE802.3 Ethernet device (e.g., a computer, printer,
etc.) into an 802.11a or 802.11g wireless client when it communicates with another
DWL-7200AP that is acting as an AP. Click to enable and enter the MAC address of
the DWL-7200AP that is acting as the AP.