NETGEAR 54 Mbps Wireless Access Point WG602v4 Reference Manual

5.Check the Enable Wireless Client Association radio box to allow wireless clients access to this wireless access point.

6.Click Apply to save your changes.

To delete a remote AP from the list, click Delete adjacent to the AP’s MAC address in the Wireless Remote Access Point List.

The following figure illustrates a multi-point bridge setup over three LAN segments.

 

 

AP2

 

AP3

 

 

 

 

 

 

Wireless PC Card

 

Point-to-Point

Point-to-Point

 

in a Notebook Computer

 

Bridge Mode

AP1

Bridge Mode

 

 

 

 

Router

 

 

Multi-Point

Hub or Switch

 

Internet

 

 

 

 

 

Bridge Mode

 

 

192.168.0.1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

LAN

PCs

 

Hub or Switch

LAN

 

Segment 1

 

 

 

PCs

 

 

 

 

Segment 3

 

 

 

LAN

 

 

 

 

 

Segment 2

PCs

 

Figure 4-4

To configure wireless access points in a multi-point configuration:

1.Set the Operating Mode of the three Wireless APs as follows:

Configure AP2 on LAN Segment 1 in Point-to-Point Bridge Mode. Enable Wireless Client Association and add the Remote MAC Address of AP1 on LAN Segment 2.

Because it is in the central location, configure AP1 on LAN Segment 2 in Multi-Point Bridging mode. Enable Wireless Client Association and add the MAC addresses of the adjacent Point-to-Point APs (AP2 and AP3).

Configure AP3 on LAN 3 in Point-to-Point Bridge mode. Enable Wireless Client Association and add the Remote MAC Address of AP1 on LAN Segment 2.

2.Verify the following parameters for all three wireless access points:

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Advanced Configuration

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