NETGEAR WNR2000 Wireless Repeating (Also Called WDS)

NETGEAR Wireless-N Router User Manual
4-12 Customizing Your Network Settings
v1.2, January 2009
6. In the Destination IP Address field, enter the IP address of the final destination.
7. In the IP Subnet Mask field, enter the IP subnet mask for this destination.
If the destination is a single host, enter 255.255.255.255.
8. In the Gateway IP Address field, enter the gateway IP address, which must be a router on the
same LAN segment as the WNR2000 router.
9. In the Metric field, enter a number between 1 and 15 as the metric value.
This represents the number of routers between your network and the destination. Usually, a
setting of 2 or 3 works, but if this is a direct connection, set it to 1.
10. Click Apply to have the static route entered into the table.
Wireless Repeating (Also Called WDS)
The WNR2000 router can be used with a wireless access point (AP) to build large bridged wireless
networks. Wireless repeating is a type of Wireless Distribution System (WDS).
The following figure shows a wireless repeating scenario:
Warnin g: If you use the wireless repeating function, your options for wireless security
are limited to None or WEP. For more information about wireless security, see
Chapter 2, “Safeguarding Your Network.”
Figure 4-7
Wireless Router WNR2000 (AP 1) is in Wireless Base Station mode.
Internet
PCs
This wireless computer is
associated with AP 2.
This wireless computer is
associated with AP 1.
Modem
AP 2 is in
Repeater mode.