Wireless Distribution System. Netgear JWNR2010v5 N300, JWNR2010v5, JWNR2010

JWNR2010v5 N300 Wireless Router

5.

Click the

Apply

button.

Your changes are saved.

Wireless Distribution System

You can set up the router to be used as a wireless base station or wireless repeater in a wireless distribution system (WDS). A WDS lets you expand a wireless network through multiple access points instead of using a wired backbone to link them. A wireless base station connects to the Internet, can have wired and wireless clients, and sends its wireless signal to an access point that functions as a wireless repeater. A wireless repeater can also have wired and wireless clients, but connects to the Internet through the wireless base station.

The following figure shows a wireless repeating scenario.

Base station access point

Figure 6. Wireless repeating scenario

Repeater access point

The router can function either as a base station or as a repeater:

• Wireless base station

. The router acts as the parent access point, bridging traffic to and from the child repeater access point, as well as handling wireless and wired local computers. To configure this mode, you must know the MAC address of the child repeater access point.

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• Wireless repeater

. The router sends all traffic from its local wireless or wired computers to a remote access point. To configure this mode, you must know the MAC address of the remote parent access point.

For you to set up a wireless network in a WDS, t he following conditions must be met for both access points:

•

Both access points must use the same SSID, wireless channel, and encryption mode.

•

Both access points must be on the same LAN IP subnet. That is, all the access point LAN

IP addresses are in the same network.

•

All LAN devices (wired and wireless computers) must be configured to operate in the same LAN network address range as the access points.

•

The channel selection on the access points cannot be

Auto

(see

Basic Wireless Settings

on page 28).

•

The security option must be WEP (or no security). The

WEP

option displays only if you select

Up to 54 Mbps

from the

Mode

list on the Wireless Settings screen (see

Basic

Wireless Settings

on page 28).

Set Up the Base Station

The wireless repeating function works only in hub and spoke mode. The units cannot be daisy-chained. You must know the wireless MAC addresses of all units. First, set up the base station and then set up the repeater.

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To set up the base station:

1.

Log in to the router.

For more information, see

Log In to Your Router After Installation

on page 18.

2.

Select

ADVANCED > Advanced Setup > Wireless Repeating Function

.

The Wireless Repeating Function screen displays. The wireless MAC address of the router displays onscreen.

3.

Select the

Enable Wireless Repeating Function

check box.

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4.

Select the

Wireless Base Station

radio button.

5.

To prevent wireless clients from associating with the base station and allow LAN client associations only, select the

Disable Wireless Client Association

check box.

You can leave the check box cleared if you prefer wireless clients to be able to associate with the base stations.

6.

In the

Repeater MAC Address 1

through

4

fields, enter the MAC addresses for the access points that should function as repeaters.

If your router is the base station, it can function as the “parent” for up to four other access points.

7.

Click the

Apply

button.

Your changes are saved.

Set Up a Repeater

To set up the repeater to avoid conflicts with the wireless connection to the base station, use a wired Ethernet connection.

Note:

If you set up your router as a base station with a non-NETGEAR access point as the repeater, you might need to change more configuration settings. In particular, you should disable the DHCP server function on the access point that functions as the repeater.



To configure the router as a repeater:

1.

Log in to the router.

For more information, see

Log In to Your Router After Installation

on page 18.

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2.

Select

ADVANCED > Advanced Setup > Wireless Repeating Function

.

The Wireless Repeating Function screen displays. The wireless MAC address of the router displays onscreen.

3.

Select the

Enable Wireless Repeating Function

check box.

4.

Select the

Wireless Repeater

radio button.

5.

Complete the

Repeater IP Address

field.

This IP address must be in the same subnet as the base station, but different from the

LAN IP address of the base station.

6.

To prevent wireless clients from associating with the repeater and allow LAN client associations only, select the

Disable Wireless Client Association

check box.

You can leave the check box cleared if you prefer wireless clients to be able to associate with the repeater.

7.

In the

Base Station MAC Address

field, enter the MAC addresses for the access point that will function as the base station.

8.

Click the

Apply

button.

Your changes are saved.

9.

Verify connectivity across the LANs.

A computer on any wireless or wired LAN segment of the base station or a repeater can connect to the Internet. Any computer that is connected to the base station can share files and printers with any other wireless or wired computer or server that is connected to a repeater.

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