NETGEAR WNDAP620 Configure Wireless Bridging

Advanced Configuration
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ProSafe Premium 3 x 3 Dual-Band Wireless-N Access Point WNDAP620
Configure Wireless Bridging
•Configure a Point-to-Point Wireless Network
•Configure a Point-to-Multipoint Wireless Network
•Configure the Wireless Access Point to Repeat the Wireless Signal Using
Point-to-Multipoint Bridge Mode
The wireless access point supports a wireless distributing system (WDS) that lets you build
large bridged wireless networks. You can select from the following wireless access point
modes:
•Wireless point-to-point bridge. In this mode, the wireless access point can
communicate with another bridge-mode wireless station and, as an option, also with
wireless clients. Use WEP, WPA-PSK, or WPA2-PSK to secure the communication. For
information about how to configure this mode, see Configure a Point-to-Point Wireless
Network on page 118.
•Wireless point-to-multipoint bridge. In this mode, the wireless access point is the
master for a group of bridge-mode wireless stations. As an option, the wireless access
point can also communicate with wireless clients. You can configure up to four profiles.
The other bridge-mode wireless stations need to be set to point-to-point bridge mode,
using the MAC address of the master wireless access point. Rather than communicating
directly with each other, all other bridge-mode wireless stations send their traffic to the
master wireless access point. Use WEP, WPA-PSK, or WPA2-PSK to secure the
communication. For information about how to configure this mode, see Configure a
Point-to-Multipoint Wireless Network on page 122.
•Repeating the wireless signal. In this mode, this wireless access point repeats the
wireless signal, does not support communication with wireless clients, and sends all
traffic to a remote access point. In this mode, wireless clients cannot associate with the
wireless access point. Use WEP, WPA-PSK, or WPA2-PSK to secure the communication.
For information about how to configure this mode, see Configure the Wireless Access
Point to Repeat the Wireless Signal Using Point-to-Multipoint Bridge Mode on page 126.
Note: You cannot configure wireless bridging when automatic channel
selection is enabled. On the basic Wireless Settings screen, make sure
that Auto is not selected from the Channel / Frequency drop-down list
(see Configure the Basic Wireless Settings on page 28).
Configure a Point-to-Point Wireless Network
In point-to-point bridge mode, the wireless access point communicates with another
bridge-mode wireless station. Use wireless security to protect this communication. The
following figure shows an example in which two wireless access points (APs) function in
point-to-point bridge mode: