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NETGEAR Wireless N150 Access Point WN604 Reference Manual • Wireless Point-to-Multi-Point Bridge. Select this only if this WN604 is the "Master" for a group of bridge-mode wireless access points. The other bridge-mode wireless access points must be set to point-to-point bridge mode, using the MAC address of this WN604. They then send all traffic to this "Master", rather than communicate directly with each other. When you click the Edit button, you must enter the profile name and the MAC address (physical address) of the other bridge mode wireless station in the fields provided (see Figure 5-5 below). WEP, WPA-PSK, or WPA2-PSK are supported. WPA2-PSK can (and should) be used to protect this communication. The AP can associate with wireless clients if this option is enabled. • Client mode. In this mode the access point acts as a client. It is used to extend the LAN of clients that do not have wireless connectivity The screens used to configure these options are located by selecting Wireless Bridge under the Configuration tab. Figure 5-4 Enable Wireless Point-to-Point Bridge Follow the steps below to configure bridging on your WN604: 1. Click the Enable Wireless Bridging checkbox (see Figure 5.4 above). 2. Select one of the following options: Advanced Configuration 5-7 v1.0, March 2010

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NETGEAR Wireless N150 Access Point WN604 Reference Manual
Advanced Configuration
5-7
v1.0, March 2010
•
Wireless Point-to-Multi-Point Bridge
. Select this only if this WN604 is the “Master” for a
group of bridge-mode wireless access points.
The other bridge-mode wireless access points must be set to point-to-point bridge mode, using
the MAC address of this WN604. They then send all traffic to this “Master”, rather than
communicate directly with each other.
When you click the
Edit
button, you must enter the profile name and the MAC address
(physical address) of the other bridge mode wireless station in the fields provided (see
Figure 5-5
below). WEP, WPA-PSK, or WPA2-PSK are supported. WPA2-PSK can (and
should) be used to protect this communication.
The AP can associate with wireless clients if this option is enabled.
•
Client
mode. In this mode the access point acts as a client. It is used to extend the LAN of
clients that do not have wireless connectivity
The screens used to configure these options are located by selecting
Wireless Bridge
under the
Configuration
tab.
Follow the steps below to configure bridging on your WN604:
1.
Click the
Enable Wireless Bridging
checkbox (see Figure 5.4 above).
2.
Select one of the following options:
Figure 5-4
Enable Wireless Point-to-Point Bridge