NETGEAR Ultimate Guide to Setting Up Your DGN3500 Modem Router

RangeMax Wireless-N DSL Gigabit Modem Router DGN3500 User Manual

Both access points (APs) are in point-to-point bridge mode.

AP 2

AP 1 (DGN3500 modem router)

Internet

192.168.0.1

Switch or hub

PC’s

LAN Segment 1 LAN Segment 2

PC’s

Figure 5-10

To set up a point-to-point bridge configuration (shown in Figure 5-10):

1.Configure the DGN3500 modem router (AP 1) on LAN Segment 1 in point-to-point bridge mode.

2.Configure the other access point (AP 2) on LAN Segment 2 in point-to-point bridge mode.

The DGN3500 modem router must have AP 2’s MAC address in its Remote MAC Address field, and AP 2 must have the DGN3500’s MAC address in its Remote MAC Address field.

3.Configure both APs and verify that both APs are using the same SSID, channel, authentication mode, if any, and security settings if security is in use.

4.Disable the DHCP server on AP2. AP1 will then be the DHCP server.

5.Verify connectivity across LAN Segment 1 and LAN Segment 2.

A computer on either LAN segment should be able to connect to the Internet or share files and printers of any other PCs or servers connected to LAN Segment 1 or LAN Segment 2.

Configuring a Repeater with Wireless Client Association

In the repeater mode with wireless client association, the DGN3500 modem router sends all traffic to a remote AP. For the repeater mode, you must enter the MAC address of the remote “parent” access point. Alternatively, you can configure the DGN3500 modem router as the parent by entering the address of a “child” access point. Note that the following restrictions apply:

Advanced Configuration 5-19

v1.0, November 2009