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

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R6100 WiFi Router 2. Select ADVANCED > Advanced Setup > Wireless Repeating Function. 3. Select the Enable Wireless Repeating Function check box. 4. Select the Wireless Base Station radio button. 5. (Optional) Select the Disable Wireless Client Association check box to prevent wireless clients from associating with the base station and allowing LAN client associations only. If you prefer wireless clients to be able to associate with the base stations, leave the check box cleared. 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 Use a wired Ethernet connection to set up the repeater unit to avoid conflicts with the wireless connection to the base station. 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 will be the repeater. Advanced Settings 88

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Advanced Settings
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R6100 WiFi Router
2.
Select
ADVANCED > Advanced Setup > Wireless Repeating Function
.
3.
Select the
Enable Wireless Repeating Function
check box.
4.
Select the
Wireless Base Station
radio button.
5.
(Optional) Select the
Disable Wireless Client Association
check box to prevent wireless
clients from associating with the base station and allowing LAN client associations only.
If you prefer wireless clients to be able to associate with the base stations, leave the
check box cleared.
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
Use a wired Ethernet connection to set up the repeater unit to avoid conflicts with the wireless
connection to the base station.
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 will be the repeater.