Netgear WNR2500 User Manual - Page 83
Wireless base station, Wireless repeater
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N450 Wireless Router WNR2500 The following figure shows a wireless repeating scenario. Base station access point Repeater access point Figure 8. Wireless repeating scenario The router can function either as a base station or as a repeater: • Wireless base station. The router acts as the parent access point, bridging traffic to and from the child repeater access point, as well as handling wireless and wired local computers. To configure this mode, you must know the MAC addresses of the child repeater access point. • Wireless repeater. The router sends all traffic from its local wireless or wired computers to a remote access point. To configure this mode, you must know the MAC address of the remote parent access point. For you to set up a wireless network in a WDS, the following conditions must be met for both access points: • Both access points must use the same SSID, wireless channel, and encryption mode. • Both access points must be on the same LAN IP subnet. That is, all the access point LAN IP addresses are in the same network. • All LAN devices (wired and wireless computers) must be configured to operate in the same LAN network address range as the access points. • The channel selection on the access points cannot be Auto (see Basic Wireless Settings on page 28). Advanced Settings 83