NETGEAR WNDAP620 Configure Wireless Bridging, Configure a Point-to-Point Wireless Network, 118

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:

Advanced Configuration

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