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Con a Point-to-Multipoint Wireless Network, Wireless Point to Multi-Point Bridge

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ProSAFE Single Band 802.11n Wireless Access Point WN203 Configure a Point-to-Multipoint Wireless Network In a point-to-multipoint bridge, the wireless access point is the master for a group of bridge-mode wireless access points. All traffic is sent to the master rather than to the other wireless access points. Use wireless security to protect this communication. For each wireless access point that you want the master to be able to connect to, configure a security profile with a unique name and the MAC address of the wireless access point. You can configure up to four such security profiles (NETGEAR-WDS-1, NETGEAR-WDS-2, and so on). The following figure shows an example in which AP1 functions in point-to-multipoint bridge mode and AP2 and AP3 function in point-to-point bridge mode: Wireless client Internet Router LAN segment 2 AP2 AP3 Point-to-point bridge mode AP1 (master) Point-to-point bridge mode Multipoint bridge mode Hub or switch Hub or switch LAN segment 3 LAN segment 1 Figure 17. Point-to-multipoint wireless network  To configure a point-to-multipoint wireless network with or without client association: 1. Configure the security profiles on the wireless access point (AP1 on LAN Segment 1 in the previous figure): a. Select Configuration > Wireless Bridge. The Bridging screen displays (see the following figure). b. Select the Enable Wireless Bridging check box. The Local MAC Address field is a nonconfigurable field that shows the MAC address of the wireless access point. c. Select the Wireless Point to Multi-Point Bridge radio button. The screen adjusts. The profile table shows four security profiles. Advanced Configuration 81

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Advanced Configuration
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ProSAFE Single Band 802.11n Wireless Access Point WN203
Configure a Point-to-Multipoint Wireless Network
In a point-to-
multi
point bridge, the wireless access point is the master for a group of
bridge-mode wireless access points. All traffic is sent to the master rather than to the other
wireless access points. Use wireless security to protect this communication.
For each wireless access point that you want the master to be able to connect to, configure a
security profile with a unique name and the MAC address of the wireless access point. You
can configure up to four such security profiles (NETGEAR-WDS-1, NETGEAR-WDS-2, and
so on).
The following figure shows an example in which AP1 functions in point-to-
multi
point bridge
mode and AP2 and AP3 function in point-to-point bridge mode:
Point-to-point
bridge mode
Multipoint
bridge mode
Point-to-point
bridge mode
Router
Hub or switch
Hub or switch
Internet
Wireless client
LAN segment 1
LAN segment 2
LAN segment 3
AP1
(master)
AP2
AP3
Figure 17. Point-to-multipoint wireless network
To configure a point-to-multipoint wireless network with or without client association:
1.
Configure the security profiles on the wireless access point (AP1 on LAN Segment 1 in
the previous figure):
a.
Select
Configuration > Wireless Bridge
.
The Bridging screen displays (see the following figure).
b.
Select the
Enable Wireless Bridging
check box.
The Local MAC Address field is a nonconfigurable field that shows the MAC address
of the wireless access point.
c.
Select the
Wireless Point to Multi-Point Bridge
radio button.
The screen adjusts. The profile table shows four security profiles.