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Advanced Wireless Bridging, Configuring Wireless Multi-Point Bridging

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Chapter 5 Advanced Wireless Bridging This chapter describes how to configure the advanced features of your WN802T to one of six Access Point Modes or in Wireless Bridge and Repeater Mode.These features can be found under the Advanced heading in the main menu on the Wireless Settings Wireless Bridging screens. The RangeMax NEXT Wireless-N Access Point lets you build large wireless networks. Examples of wireless bridging configurations are: • Access Point. Standard Access Point mode (default mode). Operates as a standard 802.11b/g or 802.11b//g/n Access Point. In this mode, the WN802T will communicate only with wireless clients. • Wireless multi-point bridging. Acts as the "master" and communicates with up to six bridgemode wireless access points. All of the other wireless access points communicate through the WN802T when theWN802T is in this mode. • Repeater with Wireless Client Association. Acts as a "repeater" and forwards all traffic to a remote access point. Configuring Wireless Multi-Point Bridging In this mode, the WN802T will communicate with up to six bridge-mode wireless access points by entering the MAC address (physical address) of each of the bridge-mode APs in the fields provided. In addition, if you check the Enable Wireless Client Association checkbox, wireless clients will also be serviced by this access point. Each wireless access point you enter will be listed in the Wireless Remote Access Point List. To configure wireless Multi-point Bridging: 1. Open a web browser and log into the WN802T using the addressing scheme you have set up 5-1 v1.0, August 2007

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v1.0, August 2007
Chapter 5
Advanced Wireless Bridging
This chapter describes how to configure the advanced features of your WN802T to one of six
Access Point Modes or in Wireless Bridge and Repeater Mode.These features can be found under
the Advanced heading in the main menu on the Wireless Settings Wireless Bridging screens.
The RangeMax NEXT Wireless-N Access Point lets you build large wireless networks. Examples
of wireless bridging configurations are:
•
Access Point
. Standard Access Point mode (default mode). Operates as a standard 802.11b/g
or 802.11b//g/n Access Point. In this mode, the WN802T will communicate only with wireless
clients.
•
Wireless multi-point bridging
. Acts as the “master” and communicates with up to six bridge-
mode wireless access points. All of the other wireless access points communicate through the
WN802T when theWN802T is in this mode.
•
Repeater with Wireless Client Association
. Acts as a “repeater” and forwards all traffic to a
remote access point.
Configuring Wireless Multi-Point Bridging
In this mode, the WN802T will communicate with up to six bridge-mode wireless access points by
entering the MAC address (physical address) of each of the bridge-mode APs in the fields
provided. In addition, if you check the Enable Wireless Client Association checkbox, wireless
clients will also be serviced by this access point. Each wireless access point you enter will be listed
in the Wireless Remote Access Point List.
To configure wireless Multi-point Bridging:
1.
Open a web browser and log into the WN802T using the addressing scheme you have set up