Reference Manual for the NETGEAR ProSafe Dual Band Wireless Access Point WAG302

How to Configure Wireless Repeating

Wireless PC

Associated with AP1

Wireless PC

Associated with AP3

Wireless PC

Associated with AP2

Figure 5-9: Multi-Point bridging

1.Configure the Operating Mode of the WAG302 Access Points.

WAG302 (AP1) on LAN Segment 1 in Repeater mode with the Remote MAC Address of AP2.

Configure WAG302 (AP2) in Repeater mode with MAC addresses of AP1 and AP3.

Configure the WAG302 (AP3) in Repeater mode with the Remote MAC Address of AP2.

2.Verify the following parameters for all access points:

Verify that the LAN network configuration the WAG302 Access Points are configured to operate in the same LAN network address range as the LAN devices

All APs must be on the same LAN. That is, all the APs LAN IP address must be in the same network.

If using DHCP, all WAG302 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 WAG302 Access Points use the same SSID, Channel, authentication mode, if any, and encryption in use.

3.Verify connectivity across the LANs.

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NETGEAR WAG302 manual How to Configure Wireless Repeating, Multi-Point bridging