NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless Access Point WG602v4 Reference Manual
3.Select the Wireless Point-to-Point Bridging radio button to enable point-to-point bridging and enter the MAC address of the Remote Access Point.
4.Check the Enable Wireless Client Association to allow wireless clients access to the wireless access point.
5.Click Apply to save your changes.
The Remote Access Point MAC address will display in the Wireless Remote Access Point List.
The following figure shows a point-to-point bridge between two wireless access points on two LAN segments.
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AP1
| | AP2 | Wireless PC Card |
| | in a Notebook Computer |
| | Point-to-Point | |
Wireless PC Card | | Mode | |
in a Notebook Computer | | Point-to-Point | |
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| | Mode | |
Router | | |
Internet | | Hub or Switch | |
192.168.0.1 | | | |
LAN | PCs | LAN | |
Segment 1 | Segment 2 | |
PCs
Figure 4-2
To set up this type of point-to-point configuration:
1.Configure AP1 in Point-to-Point mode with the MAC address of AP2 and deploy it on LAN Segment 1. If you check the Enable Wireless Client Association checkbox, wireless clients will also be able to use AP1. If the Enable Wireless Client Association checkbox is not selected, only computers on Ethernet LAN segment 1 will be able to use AP1 to communicate with AP2.
2.Configure AP2 in Point-to-Point mode with the MAC address of AP1 and deploy it on LAN Segment 2. Use the same security and channel settings as AP1. If you check the Enable Wireless Client Association checkbox, wireless clients will also be able to use AP2. If the Enable Wireless Client Association checkbox is not selected, only computers on Ethernet LAN segment 2 will be able to use AP2 to communicate with AP1.
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v1.0, June 2007