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Set Up a Repeater, Advanced > Wireless Repeating Function

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AC1450 Smart WiFi Router 6. In the Repeater MAC Address 1 through 4 fields, enter the MAC addresses for the access points that should function as repeaters. If your router is the base station, it can function as the "parent" for up to four other access points. 7. Click the Apply button. Your changes are saved. Set Up a Repeater To avoid conflicts with the wireless connection to the base station, uUse a wired Ethernet connection to set up the repeater unit. Note: If you are using the router as the base station with a non-NETGEAR router as the repeater, you might need to change more configuration settings. In particular, you should disable the DHCP server function on the access point that is the repeater.  To configure the router as a repeater: 1. Log in to the router that you want to use as a repeater. 2. Select Basic > Wireless Settings and verify that the wireless settings match the base unit exactly. The wireless security option has to be set to WEP or None. 3. Select Advanced > Wireless Repeating Function. 4. Select the Enable Wireless Repeating Function check box. 5. Select the Wireless Repeater radio button. 6. Fill in the Repeater IP Address field. Advanced Settings 95

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Advanced Settings
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AC1450 Smart WiFi Router
6.
In the Repeater MAC Address 1 through 4 fields, enter the MAC addresses for the access
points that should function as repeaters.
If your router is the base station, it can function as the “parent” for up to four other access
points.
7.
Click the
Apply
button.
Your changes are saved.
Set Up a Repeater
To avoid conflicts with the wireless connection to the base station, uUse a wired Ethernet
connection to set up the repeater unit.
Note:
If you are using the router as the base station with a non-NETGEAR
router as the repeater, you might need to change more configuration
settings. In particular, you should disable the DHCP server function
on the access point that is the repeater.
To configure the router as a repeater:
1.
Log in to the router that you want to use as a repeater.
2.
Select
Basic > Wireless Settings
and
verify that the wireless settings match the base unit
exactly.
The wireless security option has to be set to
WEP
or
None
.
3.
Select
Advanced > Wireless Repeating Function
.
4.
Select the
Enable Wireless Repeating Function
check box.
5.
Select the
Wireless Repeater
radio button.
6.
Fill in the Repeater IP Address field.