NETGEAR WG102NA manual Point-to-Point Bridge Configuration

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NETGEAR ProSafe 802.11g Wireless Access Point WG102 Reference Manual

Point-to-Point Bridge Configuration

In Point-to-Point Bridge mode, the WG102 Access Point communicates with another bridge-mode wireless station. In addition, you can enable client associations with this WG102 Access Point. You must enter the MAC address of the other bridge-mode wireless station in the field provided. Use WEP to protect this communication. The figure below shows an example of Point-to-Point Bridge mode.

Both APs are in

Point-to-Point Bridge mode.

AP 1

AP 2

Router

Hub or Switch

 

Internet

 

192.168.0.1

 

PCs

PCs

LAN Segment 2

LAN Segment 1

 

Figure 4-5

Follow the steps below to set up a Point-to-Point Bridge configuration.

1.Configure the WG102 Access Point (AP1) on LAN Segment 1 in Point-to-Point Bridge mode.

2.Configure the other access point (AP2) on LAN Segment 2 in Point-to-Point Bridge mode.

AP 1 must have AP 2’s MAC address in its Remote MAC Address field and AP 2 must have AP 1’s MAC address in its Remote MAC Address field.

3.Configure and verify the following for both access points:

Verify the LAN network configuration of the access points. Both must be configured to operate in the same LAN network address range as the LAN devices

Both APs must use the same ESSID, Channel, authentication mode, if any, and security settings if security is in use.

4.Verify connectivity across the LAN 1 and LAN 2.

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Advanced Configuration

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