NETGEAR WG302v2 manual Multi-Point Bridge Configuration

NETGEAR ProSafe 802.11g Wireless Access Point WG302v2 Reference Manual

Multi-Point Bridge Configuration

Multi-point bridge mode allows a wireless access point to bridge to multiple peer wireless access points simultaneously. In addition, you can enable client associations with this WG302v2. Multi-Point Bridge mode configuration includes the following steps:

•Enter the MAC addresses of the other access points in the fields provided.

•Set the other bridge-mode access points to Point-to-Point Bridge mode, using the MAC address of this WG302v2 as the Remote MAC Address.

•Use wireless security to protect this traffic.

The figure below shows an example of a Multi-Point Bridge mode configuration.

Point-to-Multi-Point	“Master AP”
Bridge mode
AP 1	Point-to-Point	AP 3
	Bridge Mode

	Point-to-Point	AP 2	Hub or Switch
Router	Bridge Mode
Internet
192.168.0.1
			PCs
PCs	Hub or Switch		LAN Segment 3
LAN Segment 1

PCs

LAN Segment 2

Figure 4-6

The following steps describe how to set up the Multi-Point Bridge configuration shown in Figure 4-6.

1.Configure the Operating Mode of the ProSafe 802.11g s.

•Because it is in a central location, configure WG302v2 (AP 1) on LAN Segment 1 in Point-to-Multi-Point Bridge mode and enter the MAC addresses of AP 2 and AP 3 in the Remote MAC Address 1 and Remote MAC Address 2 fields.

4-10 Advanced Configuration

v1.0, May 2006