Netgear DG834Gv5 DG834Gv5 Reference Manual - Page 93
Repeater with Wireless Client Association, Remote MAC Address - as a repeater
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Wireless ADSL2+ Modem Router DG834G User Manual Repeater with Wireless Client Association In this mode, the ADSL2+ Modem Wireless Router sends all traffic to a remote AP. For Repeater mode, you must enter the MAC address of the remote "parent" access point. Alternatively, you can configure the ADSL2+ Modem Wireless Router as the parent by entering the address of a "child" access point. Note that the following restrictions apply: • You do not have the option of disabling client associations with this ADSL2+ Modem Wireless Router. • You cannot configure a sequence of parent/child APs. You are limited to only one parent AP, although if the DG834G v5 is the parent AP it can connect with up to four child APs. The following figure shows an example of a Repeater Mode configuration. Wireless PC associated with AP 1 DG834G v5 Modem Router Wireless PC associated with AP2 Internet 192.168.0.1 AP 2 in Repeater mode PCs AP 1 (parent AP in Repeater mode) AP 3 in Repeater mode Wireless PC associated with AP 3 Figure 5-10 To set up a repeater with wireless client association: 1. Configure the operating mode of the devices. • Configure AP 1 the DG834G v5 modem router in the previous figure) on LAN Segment 1 with the MAC address of AP 2 and AP 3 in the first two Remote MAC Address fields. • Configure AP 2 with the MAC address of AP 1 in the Remote MAC Address field. • Configure AP 3 with the MAC address of AP 1 in the Remote MAC Address field. 2. Verify the following for both access points: Advanced Configuration v1.0, May 2008 5-17