Reference Manual for the NETGEAR ProSafe Wireless Access Point 802.11g WG302
5-8 Advanced Configuration
September 2004
How to Configure Multi-Point Wireless Bridging
Figure 5-7: Multi-Point bridging
1. Configure the Operating Mode of the WG302 Access Points.
– WG302 (AP1) on LAN Segment 1 in Point-to-Point Bridge mode with the Remote MAC
Address of AP2.
– Because it is in the central location, configure WG302 (AP2) on LAN Segment 2 in
Point-to-Multi-Point Bridge mode. The MAC addresses of the adjacent APs are required
in AP2.
– Configure the WG302 (AP3) on LAN 3 in Point-to-Point Bridge mode with the Remote
MAC Address of AP2.
2. Verify the following parameters for all access points:
• Verify that the LAN network configuration the WG302 Access Points are configured to
operate in the same LAN network address range as the LAN devices
• Only one AP is configured in Point-to-Multi-Point Bridge mode, and all the others are in
Point-to-Point Bridge mode.
• 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 WG302 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.
'Master'AP in
Point-to-Multi-Point
BridgeMode
LAN
Segment1
192.168.0.1
Router
APin
Point-to-Point
BridgeMode
Hubor Switch
LAN
Segment3
APin
Point-to-Point
BridgeMode
LAN
Segment2
Hubor Switch
AP1
ETHERNET
RESET
5-12VDC
AP3
ETHERNET
RESET
5-12VDC
AP2
ETHERNET
RESET
5-12VDC