NETGEAR WAG102NA manual Configuring the WAG102 as a Wireless Repeater

ProSafe Dual Band Wireless Access Point WAG102 Reference Manual (802.11a/g)

•If using DHCP, all WAG102 Wireless Access Points should be set to “Obtain an IP address automatically (DHCP Client)” in the IP Address Source portion of the Basic IP Settings menu.

•All WAG102 Wireless Access Points use the same SSID, Channel, authentication mode, if any, and encryption in use.

•All Point-to-Point Access Points must have the AP2 MAC address in its Remote AP MAC address field.

4.Verify connectivity across the LANs.

•A computer on any LAN segment should be able to connect to the Internet or share files and printers with any other PCs or servers connected to any of the three LAN segments.

•Wireless stations will not be able to connect to the WAG102 Wireless Access Points in the illustration above. If you require wireless stations to access any LAN segment, you can add additional WAG102 Wireless Access Points configured in Wireless Access Point mode to any LAN segment.

5.Click Apply to save your settings.

Note: You can extend this multi-point bridging by adding additional WAG102s configured in Point-to-Point mode for each additional LAN segment. Furthermore, you can extend the range of the wireless network with NETGEAR wireless antenna accessories.

Configuring the WAG102 as a Wireless Repeater

To configure the WAG102 as a Wireless Repeater as shown in Figure 4-6:

1.Under Advanced on the maim menu, select Advanced Access Point Settings 11a or Advanced Access Point Settings 11b/g. The Advanced Access Point Settings screen will display.

2.Configure the Operating Mode of the WAG102 Wireless Access Points.

•WAG102 (AP1) on LAN Segment 1 in Repeater mode with the Child AP MAC Address of AP2.

•Configure WAG102 (AP2) in Repeater mode with MAC addresses of Parent AP MAC Address of AP1 and Child AP MAC Address of AP3.

Advanced Configuration 4-7

v2.0, September 2006