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Increasing the WLAN Range Using WDS
All WLAN access points implemented in the WDS
must support WDS and be configured for this tech-
nology.
All WLAN access points implemented as repeaters in
the WDS must be located within the radio range of
the base station.
The FRITZ!Box can function as a base station to es-
tablish the Internet connection for other repeaters, or
as a repeater to expand the range of a base station.
Make sure that the WDS connections between the
WDS base station and the WDS repeaters are secured
using the same encryption (for instance,
WPA/WPA2). Note that the WPA2 encryption method
is available only when your network consists of AVM
devices.
Make sure that all WLAN access points in the WDS
use the same radio channel.
Every access point participating in the WDS fulfills
the tasks of a WLAN access point for its given WLAN
clients. This means that the WLAN clients see each
WLAN access point with an individual name (SSID)
and individual encryption settings.
If you use the WLAN control software provided in
Windows Vista or by the Windows XP Service Pack 2
on your WLAN clients, you can assign the same SSID
and the same encryption settings to different WLAN
access points. Each client can then automatically
register at the WLAN access point with the best
availability.
Make sure that each IP address is assigned only once
in the wireless network.
