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RangeMax NEXT Wireless-N Access Point WN802T Reference Manual The following figure illustrates a multi-point bridge setup over three LAN segments. AP2 AP3 Wireless PC Card in a Notebook Computer Internet Router 192.168.0.1 LAN PCs Segment 1 Point-to-Point Bridge Mode AP1 Multi-Point Bridge Mode Point-to-Point Bridge Mode Hub or Switch Hub or Switch LAN Segment 2 PCs LAN PCs Segment 3 Figure 5-2 To configure wireless access points in a multi-point configuration: 1. Set the Operating Mode of the three RangeMax NEXTs as follows: • Configure AP2 on LAN Segment 1 in Point-to-Point Bridge Mode. Enable Wireless Client Association and add the Remote MAC Address of AP1 on LAN Segment 2. • Because it is in the central location, configure AP1 on LAN Segment 2 in Multi-Point Bridging mode. Enable Wireless Client Association and add the MAC addresses of the adjacent Point-to-Point APs (AP2 and AP3). • Configure AP3 on LAN 3 in Point-to-Point Bridge mode. Enable Wireless Client Association and add the Remote MAC Address of AP1 on LAN Segment 2. 2. Verify the following parameters for all three wireless access points: • That the LAN network configuration of each of the RangeMax NEXTs is configured to operate in the same LAN network address range as the other LAN devices (routers, hubs and switches). • That only one wireless access point is configured in Multi-Point Bridging mode, and that all the others are in Point-to-Point Bridge mode. • That all APs are be on the same LAN. That is, all the wireless access point LAN IP addresses are in the same network. Advanced Wireless Bridging 5-3 v1.0, August 2007