Netgear WN604 WN604 Reference Manual - Page 92

Configuring a Point-to-Multi-Point Wireless Bridge, Apply, Configuration, Wireless Bridge, Bridging - how to setup point to point bridge

Get Netgear WN604 - Wireless-N 150 Access Point PDF manuals and user guides
UPC - 606449070712
View all Netgear WN604 manuals
Add to My Manuals
Save this manual to your list of manuals

Page 92 highlights

NETGEAR Wireless N150 Access Point WN604 Reference Manual A computer on either LAN segment should be able to connect to the Internet or share files and printers of any other PCs or servers connected to LAN Segment 1 or LAN Segment 2. 6. Click Apply to save your settings. Configuring a Point-to-Multi-Point Wireless Bridge To configure a point-to-multi-point wireless bridge as shown in Figure 5-7: 1. Under the Configuration tab, select Wireless Bridge. Then, select Bridging. The Bridging screen displays. AP1 AP in R ESET ETHER N ET 5 -1 2 V DC Point-to-Point Bridge Mode Router 192.168.0.1 LAN Segment 1 AP2 R ESET ETHER N ET 5 -1 2 V DC 'Master' AP in Point-to-Multi-Point Bridge Mode Hub or Switch AP3 AP in R ESET ETHER N ET 5 -1 2 V DC Point-to-Point Bridge Mode Hub or Switch LAN Segment 3 LAN Segment 2 Figure 5-7 Wireless point-to-multipoint bridge setup 2. Configure the Operating Mode of the WN604 Wireless Access Points. • WN604 (AP1) on LAN Segment 1 in Point-to-Point Bridge mode with the Remote MAC Address of AP2. • Because it is in the central location, configure WN604 (AP2) on LAN Segment 2 in Pointto-Multi-Point Bridge mode. The MAC addresses of the adjacent APs are required in AP2. • Configure the WN604 (AP3) on LAN 3 in Point-to-Point Bridge mode with the Remote MAC Address of AP2. 3. Verify the following parameters for all access points: • Verify that the LAN network configuration the WN604 Wireless Access Points are configured to operate in the same LAN network address range as the LAN devices 5-10 v1.0, March 2010 Advanced Configuration

  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5
  • 6
  • 7
  • 8
  • 9
  • 10
  • 11
  • 12
  • 13
  • 14
  • 15
  • 16
  • 17
  • 18
  • 19
  • 20
  • 21
  • 22
  • 23
  • 24
  • 25
  • 26
  • 27
  • 28
  • 29
  • 30
  • 31
  • 32
  • 33
  • 34
  • 35
  • 36
  • 37
  • 38
  • 39
  • 40
  • 41
  • 42
  • 43
  • 44
  • 45
  • 46
  • 47
  • 48
  • 49
  • 50
  • 51
  • 52
  • 53
  • 54
  • 55
  • 56
  • 57
  • 58
  • 59
  • 60
  • 61
  • 62
  • 63
  • 64
  • 65
  • 66
  • 67
  • 68
  • 69
  • 70
  • 71
  • 72
  • 73
  • 74
  • 75
  • 76
  • 77
  • 78
  • 79
  • 80
  • 81
  • 82
  • 83
  • 84
  • 85
  • 86
  • 87
  • 88
  • 89
  • 90
  • 91
  • 92
  • 93
  • 94
  • 95
  • 96
  • 97
  • 98
  • 99
  • 100
  • 101
  • 102
  • 103
  • 104
  • 105
  • 106
  • 107
  • 108
  • 109
  • 110
NETGEAR Wireless N150 Access Point WN604 Reference Manual
5-10
Advanced Configuration
v1.0, March 2010
A computer on either LAN segment should be able to connect to the Internet or share files and
printers of any other PCs or servers connected to LAN Segment 1 or LAN Segment 2.
6.
Click
Apply
to save your settings.
Configuring a Point-to-Multi-Point Wireless Bridge
To configure a point-to-multi-point wireless bridge as shown in
Figure 5-7
:
1.
Under the
Configuration
tab, select
Wireless Bridge
. Then, select
Bridging
. The Bridging
screen displays.
2.
Configure the Operating Mode of the WN604 Wireless Access Points.
•
WN604 (AP1) on LAN Segment 1 in Point-to-Point Bridge mode with the Remote MAC
Address of AP2.
•
Because it is in the central location, configure WN604 (AP2) on LAN Segment 2 in Point-
to-Multi-Point Bridge mode. The MAC addresses of the adjacent APs are required in AP2.
•
Configure the WN604 (AP3) on LAN 3 in Point-to-Point Bridge mode with the Remote
MAC Address of AP2.
3.
Verify the following parameters for all access points:
•
Verify that the LAN network configuration the WN604 Wireless Access Points are
configured to operate in the same LAN network address range as the LAN devices
Figure 5-7
Wireless point-to-multipoint bridge setup
'Master' AP in
Point-to-Multi-Point
Bridge Mode
LAN
Segment 1
192.168.0.1
Router
AP in
Point-to-Point
Bridge Mode
Hub or Switch
LAN
Segment 3
AP in
Point-to-Point
Bridge Mode
LAN
Segment 2
Hub or Switch
AP1
AP3
AP2