NETGEAR D6200 user manual Set Up the Base Station

D6200 WiFi DSL Modem Router

•Wireless MAC of this router. This field displays the MAC address for your WiFi DSL modem router for your reference. You need to enter this MAC address in the corresponding Wireless Repeating Function screen of the other access point you are using.

•Wireless Repeater. If your WiFi DSL modem router is the repeater, select this radio button.

Repeater IP Address. If your WiFi DSL modem router is the repeater, enter the IP address of the other access point.

Disable Wireless Client Association. If your WiFi DSL modem router is the repeater, selecting this check box means that wireless clients cannot associate with it. Only LAN client associations are allowed.

-If you are setting up a point-to-point bridge, select this check box.

-If you want all client traffic to go through the other access point (repeater with wireless client association), leave this check box cleared.

Base Station MAC Address. If your WiFi DSL modem router is the repeater, enter the MAC address for the access point that is the base station.

•Wireless Base Station. If your WiFi DSL modem router is the base station, select this radio button.

Disable Wireless Client Association. If your WiFi DSL modem router is the base station, selecting this check box means that wireless clients cannot associate with it. Only LAN client associations are allowed.

Repeater MAC Address (1 through 4). If your WiFi DSL modem router is the base station, it can act as the “parent” of up to 4 other access points. Enter the MAC addresses of the other access points in these fields.

3.Click Apply.

Set Up the Base Station

The wireless repeating function works only in hub and spoke mode. The units cannot be daisy-chained. You have to know the wireless settings for both units. You have to know the MAC address of the remote unit. First, set up the base station and then set up the repeater.

Set up both units with the same wireless settings (SSID, mode, channel, and security). The wireless security option has to be set to None or WEP.

To set up the base station:

1.Select ADVANCED > Advanced Setup > Wireless Repeating Function.

2.Select the Enable Wireless Repeating Function check box and select the Wireless Base Station radio button.

3.Enter the MAC address for one or more repeater units.

4.Click Apply.

Advanced Settings

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