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Con a Point-to-Point Wireless Network, Repeating the wireless signal - repeater mode

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ProSAFE Single Band 802.11n Wireless Access Point WN203 • Repeating the wireless signal. In this mode, this wireless access point repeats the wireless signal, does not support communication with wireless clients, and sends all traffic to a remote access point. In this mode, wireless clients cannot associate with the wireless access point. Use WEP, WPA-PSK, or WPA2-PSK to secure the communication with the remote access point. For information about how to configure this mode, see Configure the Wireless Access Point to Repeat the Wireless Signal Using Point-to-Multipoint Bridge Mode on page 85. For you to set up a wireless network in a WDS, the following conditions need to be met for all access points: • All access points need to use the same SSID, wireless channel, and encryption mode. • All access points need to be on the same LAN IP subnet. That is, all the access point LAN IP addresses are in the same network. • All LAN devices (wired and wireless computers) need to be configured to operate in the same LAN network address range as the access points. • The channel selection on the access points cannot be Auto (see Configure the Basic Wireless Settings on page 25). Configure a Point-to-Point Wireless Network In point-to-point bridge mode, the wireless access point communicates with another bridge-mode wireless station. Use wireless security to protect this communication. The following figure shows an example in which two wireless access points (APs) function in point-to-point bridge mode with client association: AP1 Wireless client Point-to-point bridge mode Internet Router LAN segment 1 Figure 16. Point-to-point wireless network AP2 Wireless client Point-to-point bridge mode Hub or switch LAN segment 2 Advanced Configuration 76

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Advanced Configuration
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ProSAFE Single Band 802.11n Wireless Access Point WN203
•
Repeating the wireless signal
. In this mode, this wireless access point repeats the
wireless signal, does not support communication with wireless clients, and sends all
traffic to a remote access point. In this mode, wireless clients cannot associate with the
wireless access point. Use WEP, WPA-PSK, or WPA2-PSK to secure the communication
with the remote access point. For information about how to configure this mode, see
Configure the Wireless Access Point to Repeat the Wireless Signal Using
Point-to-Multipoint Bridge Mode
on page
85.
For you to set up a wireless network in a WDS,
t
he following conditions need to be met for all
access points:
•
All access points need to use the same SSID, wireless channel, and encryption mode.
•
All access points need to be on the same LAN IP subnet. That is, all the access point LAN
IP addresses are in the same network.
•
All LAN devices (wired and wireless computers) need to be configured to operate in the
same LAN network address range as the access points.
•
The channel selection on the access points cannot be Auto (see
Configure the Basic
Wireless Settings
on page
25).
Configure a Point-to-Point Wireless Network
In point-to-point bridge mode, the wireless access point communicates with another
bridge-mode wireless station. Use wireless security to protect this communication. The
following figure shows an example in which two wireless access points (APs) function in
point-to-point bridge mode with client association:
Point-to-point
bridge mode
Point-to-point
bridge mode
Router
Hub or switch
AP1
AP2
Internet
LAN segment 1
LAN segment 2
Wireless client
Wireless client
Figure 16. Point-to-point wireless network